Galpharm Stadium in Huddersfield, UK, has unveiled a major development expected to create more than 720 jobs and turn Huddersfield into a top tourist destination.
The stadium plans to build a £100m-plus scheme designed to attract visitors to the area and help it compete with the nearby cities of Leeds and Manchester.
The ambitious scheme will include building 9,500m2 Snowflex® ski slope facility, two nightclubs, a casino and bingo hall, a music venue, a pool hall and a 10-pin bowling alley. The new proposals also include 144 apartments, 21 restaurants, cafés and bars, a 150-bedroom hotel, a convenience store and sports shop, an estate and travel agency, office space and a multi-storey car park with 1,754 spaces.
The ski slope would be built against the slope of Kilner Bank, avoiding the need for a free-standing structure.
Stadium managing director Ralph Rimmer said a planning application for the scheme is expected to be submitted this month, July 2008.
Work is planned to begin by the end of next year and is due to be carried out over 40 months in four phases.
The stadium operates 12 months of the year and remains the heartbeat of the complex. The work will be done in phases, to avoid disrupting the work of the stadium. The stadium and current attractions on site would all remain in operation throughout the work,”
Rimmer stressed.
He added the development scheme, named HD One, aimed to turn Huddersfield into a leisure destination for people living outside the town and surrounding districts.
Terry Di Stasi, Briton’s Director of Business Development, added that Briton were delighted to be part of such prestigious development, particularly as it was on their doorstep and would be seen as a prominent showroom for Snowflex.