00:00Middlesbrough Town Centre could look very different over the next decade,
00:05under plans now approved by the Council. The investment prospector sets out 15 projects,
00:11each at different stages of development. Plans for more than 2,000 homes at Middlehaven are due
00:17later this year, with a first-phase decision expected next March, and work potentially
00:22starting next summer. A new theatre on the Civic Centre site could see construction begin in early
00:282028, while Gurney House could become a hotel from January that year. Other proposals include new
00:36urban spaces, bus superstops and a taxi hub. The Council says the prospectus provides a route
00:42towards significant regeneration.
