Major plan for derelict site in Skegness

Permission is being sort by David Scott to also develop the former Fun City site on North Parade with retail units, restaurants/bars, conference/function/meeting rooms and provision of parking.

The application outlines the uses planned for the site.

- Residential apartment accommodation or varying size (one and two bedroom apartments, wheelchair accessible apartments and facilities)

- Commercial retail space – ground floor space to interact with the adjacent access routes for small shops / facilities.

- Restaurants and bars for food and drink – ground and first floor facilities for both occupants of the apartments and the general public for eating and drinking.

- Conference / Function / Meeting facility – by providing a mixed-use function space. There is potential subject to further reserved matters applications that additional area at first floor level could be allocated to function / meeting facilities instead of apartments.

Parking – ground floor screened parking will provide secure parking obscured from view of the passing public for disabled persons, residents and staff.

The application states: "By introducing a large-scale development incorporating modern affordable apartment accommodation, this will encourage people to stay towards the northern end of the foreshore encouraging the use of the space between as a route of access.

"The development of the site will extend the use of Skegness foreshore and encourage use of the facilities available from the central area north along Grand Parade / North Parade. By creating an exciting new development; visitors will be extracted to this area and the existing population will have use of further, more up-to-date facilities.

"Through a larger scale development on the site there will inevitably be a variety of job opportunities for people within the area.

"Providing improved facilities to the area will increase the areas overall use – which will in turn benefit the local economy and businesses. The proposed development will create a focal point at the end of the seafront."