Developers Benchmark Leisure have submitted detailed plans for the next stage of the multi-million pound ‘The Sands’ development in Scarborough to Scarborough Council’s planning department.
These latest plans include a new all-year water park – including giant ‘tornado slide’, family restaurant and holiday homes being built on the site of the former Atlantis water park, Mr Marvels and Kinderland attractions.
As well seeing the return of a top quality attraction for both visitors and locals, it is believed that this new phase of The Sands development will create over 100 new jobs. Figures printed in Scarborough’s Evening News suggest that around 60 jobs will be created at the water park, 35 jobs at the new Scarborough accommodation and 10 jobs at the new Scarborough restaurant.
The new plans indicate that long promised water park is indeed integral to the redevelopment plans of The Sands in order to meet the wider aspirations for the tourism economy in Scarborough.
The new water park will replace the old Atlantis water park, which was demolished several years ago, and will ensure that a major local attraction returns to the North Bay area, helping to regain the holiday resort characteristics which have been sadly lacking for many years.
The new local attraction in Scarborough is expected to be the first part of the development to be brought forward, with construction beginning towards the end of 2013. It is then expected that the rest of the development will follow on over a staggered timescale throughout the next few years.
Not only will visitors and locals soon be able to experience the ‘tornado slide’; the water park will also include a wave pool, children’s pool, outdoor family pool, lazy river and spa.
The site of the former ‘Mr Marvels’ is earmarked for the creation of The Bayview Holiday village, while the old Kinderland is set to be the site of 29 new holiday lodges. Parking for 492 cars will also be created nearby with an overspill car park on Burniston Road.
