PLANS have been unveiled for a multi-million pound revamp of Abingdon’s Abbey Shopping Centre and the town’s Charter area.
The proposals include refurbishing the shopping centre, building a major supermarket with a 700-space car park, redeveloping the former Woolworths store and possibly a new hotel.
Vale of White Horse District Council owns the centre’s freehold and has a long lease agreement with Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP).
A price tag has not been put on the development nor a timeframe, although one council source said it could take five years.
Local traders and councillors welcomed the announcement and hailed it as the ideal solution to reverse the town’s flagging fortunes.
The plans will be discussed by the district council executive on Friday.
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