The council picked the developers for the scheme, which involves the redevelopment of the town hall site on King Street. The Grainger/Helical Bar team beat competition from Galliford Try and also from St James's Investments, Tesco's development arm, which was aiming to anchor the scheme with a new store.
It is thought that Grainger and Helical Bar have lined up Waitrose to anchor the scheme. The plans also include the creation of a public piazza on the site of the town hall extension as well as the creation of a footbridge, 55,000 ft
