Center Parcs to Build Fifth Site at Warren Wood, Bedfordshire

Center Parcs, is delighted to announce that its planning appeal to build a fifth Center Parcs village at Warren Wood, near Woburn in Bedfordshire, has been successful.

Center Parcs will be investing £200m on the development of its fifth site, Center Parcs Warren Wood, which is expected to open in 2010. The new village will be built in an area of woodland, currently managed for commercial forestry use by the Bedford Estate.

Center Parcs Warren Wood will comprise 700 forest villas, a 75 bedroom hotel and spa with 12 associated spa apartments and two main centres including meetings and events facilities, indoor sports, swimming pool, restaurants and retail outlets. It will also include outdoor sports and leisure facilities and a lake.

Center Parcs management will now commence preliminary works with the construction of Center Parcs Warren Wood expected to start at the beginning of 2009. Completion and the opening of Center Parcs Warren Wood is expected at the end of 2010.

Martin Dalby, Chief Executive of Center Parcs, commented:
"We are delighted that planning approval has been granted for our fifth Center Parcs. The new Center Parcs village near Woburn will generate significant local economic benefit including the creation of new jobs and further investment into the region. It will attract a greater number of visitors to local sites and amenities in and around Bedfordshire.

"Our philosophy is to make our villages and their environment sustainable which has been widely recognised given the support we have received for this development from a whole range of organisations. We believe this is a very exciting project and we look forward to continuing to update local organisations as our plans and development of the village progress."