Norwich’s proposed new container village has already attracted more than 400 enquiries.
St Saviour’s Yard, an 80-unit container village, which will operate while Anglia Square is redeveloped, has attracted so much interest from potential occupiers, its operator says it has outstripped demand for a similar site in Manchester.
Fred Wyatt, managing director of operator Meanwhile Creative, which is set to open the new site in Magdelen Street in Autumn, said: “We’ve had over 400 expressions of interest already which is amazing and is more than we had at our Manchester site. The level of demand and interest in Norwich is off the scale.”
As well as retailers, occupiers are expected to include a range of workshops for creatives and businesses.
Cllr Carli Harper, cabinet member for finance and major projects, said: “It’s fantastic to hear that we’ve surpassed the level of demand which Meanwhile Creative had in Manchester and shows how many creatives, businesses and entrepreneurs are mad for Norwich!
“I am convinced once St Staviours Yard is up and running it will be a thriving, buzzing attraction for consumers and tourists not only in Norwich but throughout the East of England and beyond.”
The ‘meanwhile space’ is part of wider plans by the council and Aviva Capital Partners to redevelop Anglia Square.
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