Other Developments

Carlisle

The threat to Lancaster's existing city centre if the Centros proposals go through is something IOC have been stating ever since "Castle View" was first mooted. Here you can see in graphic detail the effect that the Centros "Lanes" shopping development has had on the city of Carlisle; empty and boarded up shops and a general air of abandonment. Centros are well aware of this and do not care so long as their new city centre is full of shoppers. This is what they really mean by the 'success' of The Lanes. Click on the thumbnail images to open a larger version in a new page.