Alton Towers’ latest creation took another step forward with a planning application submitted to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council.
The new thrill ride, going by the name of Project Horizon, will cost £12.5m and will consist of an indoor attraction.
Details have emerged that Project Horizon will be housed inside a 20-metre-high building in the southwest corner of the park, currently occupied by a storage area.
The dimensions of the building would be around 71-metres long and 51-metres wide,
As part of the project, Alton Towers are to remove twenty-seven trees.
The park has stated that 85 construction jobs are available for the project which would take two years to complete. The attraction itself would create 107 full-time jobs within the park.
Alton Towers says the attraction ‘will generate £5.1m in indirect and induced expenditure, along with £2.2m in off-site expenditure.’
Details of the application confirmed that regional media outlet StokeonTrentLive, state that “The design of the new attraction will respect its surroundings both in landscape and heritage terms, and the design approach will seek to meet the expectations of resort guests whilst respecting the heritage of the site and its surroundings including biodiversity and woodland landscape.
“In conclusion, the proposals reflect the aims of both national and local policy and guidance. A large benefit of the proposal is that it allows Alton Towers Resort to continue to attract guests and allows the resort to remain competitive within an increasingly competitive market.
“In turn, this provides noteworthy economic benefits in the form of tourism and employment.”
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