04 November 2002
First phase of £20m Lincoln development to create 500 jobs nears completion

The first phase of the infrastructure of Roman Gate a new £20 million district centre for Lincoln which holds the prospect of creating 500 new jobs is nearing completion and work on the next phase will begin early next year, according to Lindsey Securities, the Lincoln based developer.

Roman Gate, a 9 acre site north of Lincoln City Centre just a short distance from the A46 Lincoln Bypass, will include shops, restaurants, offices, leisure and residential amenities.

The new development will be linked to neighbouring retail and commercial properties with footpaths and cycleways. Traffic navigating the Nettleham Road area will also benefit at a very early stage from the new traffic light controls at the sight entrance opposite the junction of Lincoln Road/Nettleham Road/Wolsey Way. This longstanding bottleneck will be cleared with the road widening and traffic management systems that are now being put in place, according to the developer.

"We feel sure that everyone in the locality will benefit from the new facilities that can now be brought into the area," said Lindsey Securities' director, Robin Taylor.

"We have already held talks with intending occupiers, including retailers, professional firms and a restaurant. We are now looking for a leisure based business to help provide balance for the first phase of the development which will also include residential accommodation," said Chris Hodgson, partner, Chris Hodgson of chartered surveyors, Hodgson Elkington who are agents for the scheme.