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“Origins and aims of the Sands development
· Original development agreement with Benchmark Leisure completed in 2002 and provided for the development of an area known as the Sands located at North Bay, Scarborough, update focused on 2009 onwards
· Fifty-five acres of land for development as a major tourist destination for the Yorkshire coast providing a range of tourist attractions, commercial development and accommodation ‘Principal visitor attraction’ component, primarily Open Air Theatre (OAT) and Waterpark
· Parallel complementary development around Peasholm area”
Source: https://democracy.scarborough.gov.uk/mgAi.aspx?ID=45995
Source: https://democracy.scarborough.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=108&MId=13694
Benchmark
On 30th December 2020, one day before the Benchmark & Scarborough Borough Council current agreement for the Sands Development was due to end, the Leader of Scarborough Borough Council made an executive decision “to extend the long stop date of the Sands Development Agreement with Benchmark to 31 January 2021”. https://democracy.scarborough.gov.uk/documents/g13815/Public%20reports%20pack%2030th-Dec-2020%20Leaders%20Urgent%20Decisions.pdf?T=10 It is understood this…
North Bay Action Group 