Blackpool announced the go-ahead of its Talbot Gateway re-generation today costing almost £300m. A company called Muse (formerly Amec) are to build it starting next year. Unlike Prestons plan it has no flagship shop but includes hotels, cinema, supermarket, bus station and railway station. Blackpool has just revamped the Houndshill Shopping Centre which is quite attractive and the promenade is having major work to extend it further out to sea.
http://www.musedevelopments.com/talbotgateway.html
The £700m Tithebarn plan includes 2 large stores, moving the bus station to behind the parish church. With a few other offices and improvements to existing buildings.
Look for yourself; http://www.prestontithebarn.com/vision.htm
I’m not commenting on the good and bad, needs more thought than I have time for.