The flagship scheme is up for Commercial Development of the Year after judges were impressed with the tenacity of all partners involved in getting the project over the line. Pioneer Place secured funding from the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership’s Getting Building Fund, Burnley borough and Lancashire county councils, and fashion company, and the borough’s largest employer, boohoo. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Burnley Express, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Identifying an exciting mix of uses, the letting agent Brady Surveyors Ltd has delivered a fully tenanted facility, with REEL cinema, Loungers, Heavenly Desserts, Nando’s, Starbucks and Taco Bell all taking units. Coun. Afrasiab Anwar , leader of Burnley Council , said: “Pioneer Place took years of hard work, from the original vision to project completion and the concerted efforts of everyone involved have paid off.
I’d like to thank all our partners in this massive project for their support in making it a reality. “This development has enhanced Burnley town centre and injected new energy into the evening economy and has brought additional visitors during the day. Developments like this encourage further investment into places and, in the case of Pioneer Place, aligns with our evolution as a university town.
” Nik Puttnam, from Maple Grove Developments, who delivered the scheme alongside Burnley Council as their development partner .