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Date: 10/04/2018 | Ref. 745014
PressEye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 10th April 2018
General views of the Sprucefield site.
A revised plan for the £50m redevelopment of Sprucefield near Lisburn no longer involves a John Lewis department store.
Instead, the site's owners, Intu, propose building 13 retail units and an 80-bedroom hotel.
None of the new shop space would be big enough for a John Lewis store.
Sprucefield Retail Park, whose current occupants include Sainsbury's, was bought by Intu for £70m in 2014.
Intu said its plan would "transform an under-utilised" retail location.
Martin Breeden, its development director, added that it would "complement the existing offer in Lisburn".
He said there was already interest "from quality retailers".
None is thought to be John Lewis, which has been linked to the site for more than a decade.
Picture: Philip Magowan / PressEye
