Council bosses have revealed that they don’t own commercial space of sufficient size in Huddersfield town centre to be able to relocate big-name retailers when the piazza shopping centre is closed.
The clock is ticking on much-trumpeted changes to the town centre as Kirklees Council ploughs ahead with its £210m “cultural heart” project, which is the core of the broader £250m Huddersfield Blueprint.
The authority intends to bulldoze the 1970s piazza and the nearby building that houses Boots to create a town park and make room for a new art gallery. That means Boots and other brand names will have to relocate, or quit the town centre altogether.
