Plans to demolish former shopping centre in Lincoln win approval

The City Square shopping centre closed in 2019

Plans to demolish a former shopping centre in Lincoln have been given approval.

Lincolnshire Co-op had applied for permission to bulldoze its former City Square shopping centre as part of a wider regeneration plan for the city centre site.

The plans were approved by City of Lincoln Council at a meeting last week.

Proposals for a six-storey hotel on the site are currently pending full approval.

Concerns were previously raised about anti-social behaviour at the vacant site, which closed in 2019.

The pedestrian bridge along Melville Street is unaffected by the works, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Lincoln's Cornhill Market is now home to more than 20 traders

It comes after the nearby Cornhill Market reopened earlier this month after a £7m revamp.

Refurbishment work at the market included a new mezzanine floor overlooking the market floor and new loos.

The market is now home to more than 20 traders, including a family-run coffee company and a plant sales firm.

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