Silverlink shopping park set for 29m expansion which could create 50 new jobs

Almost 50 new jobs will be created if expansion plans at Silverlink Shopping Park are given the go ahead.

Property firm The Crown Estate has unveiled intentions to extend the North Tyneside retail park in a 29m redevelopment scheme that will see a host of high street names join the existing line-up of shops and restaurants.

The company which owns the sovereigns land and properties also plans to create new jobs as part of the scheme, which could begin early next year.

The plans come four months after The Crown Estate took back the area leased to Silverlink Travelodge, saying it was considering options for the future of the site.

Now those options have come clear through a planning application submitted to North Tyneside Council, revealing major expansion plans at its Silverlink Shopping Park one of 16 it owns across the UK.

The application details how the former Travelodge site opposite the park will be converted into a new retail scheme.

The proposal would see the old hotel replaced with 102,000sq ft of new retail space split into four units, the largest of which would be earmarked for a flagship Next Home and Garden store.

Part of the plans would also see The Crown Estate work in partnership with North Tyneside Council to deliver two training packages, creating almost 50 new construction jobs for young people, as well as seeing the firm providing funding for improvements to roads and footpaths around the site.

Improved footpaths linking the site to Coast Road bus stops and the creation of a new lane for the A19 to improve access for motorists, have also been put forward.

Potential roadworks would coincide with the Highways Agencys proposal to sink the A19 under the Coast Road, which is due to begin in 2016.

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Silverlink shopping park set for 29m expansion which could create 50 new jobs