The City of Lisburn is one of the most popular investment locations in N.Ireland. Impressive new retail, business and capital developments and a range of opportunity sites identified throughout the city, reflect investor confidence and confirm the City’s strategic positioning as the centre for regional growth in Northern Ireland.
The City Centre has seen extensive redevelopment and new investment in the retail sector. Significant recent capital developments include:
- A major expansion to the regional shopping centre at Sprucefield, located only two miles outside of the city centre, and incorporates impressive new motorway linkages. Sprucefield is anchored by the largest Marks & Spencer store in Northern Ireland which has been completely refurbished and extended.
- A new £10m 60 bedroom Premier Inn Hotel, from the UK's largest hotel group, Whitbread Plc, is currently being developed by the Conway Group at a parkland site off the Hillsborough Road. Spokesman for the Conway Group Des Taggart commented: "This will be a great opportunity for Lisburn to create an excellent new touism amenity in a beautiful setting beside the river Lagan." The hotel, which is due to open in the spring of 2009, will create around 60 full and part-time jobs and attract thousands of visitors to the City.
- Other international leading hotel brands are planning to locate new hotels in Lisburn with further sites now identified across the City.
- The City has benefited from a new £5m state-of-the-art library, incorporating 20,000 sq ft of office and prime retail space.
- The 360 acre development site at the Maze will realise many exciting regeneration and development opportunities such as Northern Ireland's first international sports stadium.
- The River Lagan, a unique asset extending right through the city, offers a diverse portfolio of investment opportunities as part of an exciting river regeneration scheme.
