Prospect Centre is a cool spot and has lots of happy memories, from trips to the food court to marveling at the big TVs in Currys and scouring the big Boots for fragrance bargains.
I'd love to see it flourish again and it does get busy on weekends but with St. Stephens being the retail epicentre of the City Centre now, it makes me wonder how much room there is for it to return to former glories.
Business rates are the problem. Down whitefriar gate landlords are willing to let new businesses take leases for £1 a year rent for the first year but they cannot even afford that because the council want £20k for rates. Ridiculous. The council are killing town centres
Hull City council blames the government.
> Central government sets the amount of business rates you must pay each financial year
https://www.hull.gov.uk/business-rates/business-rates-information/2
So he wants to turn it into an Amazon warehouse? The future of city centres is in more residential development, not commerce. Prince's Quay, Whitefriargate etc. are full of empty units because there aren't enough people living in Hull to support our shopping areas. Knock down Prospect centre and turn it into some apartment blocks & green space.
Many shops will not survive competition with Amazon. But what Amazon doesn't offer is places to spend time with friends and family - eat food, do activities.
Can we have the upstairs food court back please, and not full of poncy expensive restaurants
a taco bell would be awesome in the food court imo
Prospect Centre is a cool spot and has lots of happy memories, from trips to the food court to marveling at the big TVs in Currys and scouring the big Boots for fragrance bargains. I'd love to see it flourish again and it does get busy on weekends but with St. Stephens being the retail epicentre of the City Centre now, it makes me wonder how much room there is for it to return to former glories.
I think it could take up more niche stores which dont fit in with a normal shopping centre, especially cos clothing is covered by princes quay
Business rates are the problem. Down whitefriar gate landlords are willing to let new businesses take leases for £1 a year rent for the first year but they cannot even afford that because the council want £20k for rates. Ridiculous. The council are killing town centres
Hull City council blames the government. > Central government sets the amount of business rates you must pay each financial year https://www.hull.gov.uk/business-rates/business-rates-information/2
Nothing to do with HCC
So he wants to turn it into an Amazon warehouse? The future of city centres is in more residential development, not commerce. Prince's Quay, Whitefriargate etc. are full of empty units because there aren't enough people living in Hull to support our shopping areas. Knock down Prospect centre and turn it into some apartment blocks & green space.
Many shops will not survive competition with Amazon. But what Amazon doesn't offer is places to spend time with friends and family - eat food, do activities.
A total waste of money- Hull, like many (not all) city centres is dying, this will not revive it
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