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Plans for a multi-million pound leisure park in Colchester have been given the green light.

Tollgate Partnership Limited (TPL) has won outline planning support from Colchester Borough Council for 70 homes

A BUSINESS which launched during the middle of the coronavirus pandemic is now expanding within a heritage Colchester building after a successful…

Developers say the Tollgate Shopping Village could have a huge benefit to the economy - Credit: Corstorphine + Wright In-depth plans for a new shopping village with an eight-screen cinema, bowling alley and 60-bed boutique hotel have been unveiled - with people being urged to have their say on the proposals. As well as a balanced range of shops, it also includes offices and electric vehicle charging points - and is set to create 880 new jobs. Detailed proposals, including maps and a virtual fly-through video, have been posted on www.TollgateVillage.uk But as coronavirus restrictions mean it ...

Enduring a chequered history, there have been bumps along the road. Opposition to the original proposals for the development meant they were rejected by Colchester Council's planning committee in 2016. However, the decision was overturned on appeal the following year. Spades weren't yet in the ground and fresh plans for the development emerged this month. A consultation has launched on the latest iteration of the proposals, which represents investment of about £65 million in Colchester. The developer behind the plans, Tollgate Partnership Limited, says they will bring in £26 mil...