Time Square THE University of Chester has been granted planning permission to move to Warrington town centre. Warrington Borough Council has approved an application which will see the university take up residence in the £142million Time Square development. It will occupy units located between the Botanist and Cineworld as part of plans to move operations away from its Padgate campus from September this year. Submission documents stated: “The University of Chester’s proposal to create a new town centre offer is part of a wider initiative to improve the university’s presence within the town centre. “The purpose of the new university centre is to improve accessibility, to expand the teaching and learning offer, to deliver localised continuing professional development, short courses and conference events and to widen access to the local community and school groups.
How the university s Time Square site could look THE University of Chester has agreed a lease that will see its Padgate campus close and move to the town centre. Teaching could move into a unit in Time Square as early as September this year after the deal was struck, while the university has also completed the purchase of Mersey Bank House on Barbauld Street. A transition of operations away from the current Crab Lane site, which is likely to become housing, will take place over the next 18 months. It is hoped that the relocation will act as a ‘shopfront’ for the university in Warrington.
How the university s Time Square site could look THE University of Chester has agreed a lease that will see its Padgate campus close and move to the town centre. Teaching could move into a unit in Time Square as early as September this year after the deal was struck, while the university has also completed the purchase of Mersey Bank House on Barbauld Street. A transition of operations away from the current Crab Lane site, which is likely to become housing, will take place over the next 18 months. It is hoped that the relocation will act as a ‘shopfront’ for the university in Warrington.