Hammerson confirms deal with John Lewis for Eastgate

The John Lewis anchor store will be 24,000 sq m and will form part of Harewood, the first phase of Eastgate Quarters, which will create two new retail streets, introducing a direct route from the Victoria Quarter to Harewood.

This £120m phase will include “up to 30 extra retail units for high end and aspirational brands, six restaurants, additional leisure space and a 600 space multi-story car park”, said Hammerson.

Work on the detailed design will begin this autumn and a detailed planning application will be submitted in summer 2013, it said.

Subject to planning approval, work will commence in spring 2014 with the launch of Harewood in autumn 2016. The second phase will include anchor stores, additional retail for major high street brands, leisure space, restaurants, more than 2,500 car parking spaces and a Low Carbon Energy Centre.