// Debenhams Torquay store to be demolished as part of a major regeneration plan
// It will be transformed into 16 apartments and retail space
The vacant Debenhams store on Torquay’s Strand is set to be demolished as part of a major regeneration plan.
The property at Torquay Harbour was bought by Torbay Council in 2020 and has been vacant since last year.
It will now be transformed into 16 apartments and retail space as part of the ‘Town Deal for Torquay’ regeneration projects to be partly supported by £22 million in government grants.
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The council will spend £9.6 million of its own money on the Strand’s regeneration. Another £2.2 will come from the ‘Towns Fund’, part of the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda.
A council report says the regeneration will make the Strand “a more vibrant, healthier and better-connected space.
“The Debenhams site is at the centre of this transformation. A cornerstone new investment, enhancing the improved pubic realm, enabling new businesses to open up, offering not only employment opportunities but more choice to residents and visitors.”
A planning application for the Strand work is expected to be submitted in June.
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