Following the adoption of its Local Plan in January 2020, South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) has requested that we review and where necessary, update some parts of our planning application for the Downtown Grantham Designer Outlet (DGDO). We have been working hard over the last few months to complete this task with support from our … Read More
Downtown Grantham Designer Outlet will deliver a premium designer outlet experience that is set to be unique in the market and unlike anything that has come before when it opens in 2021. Here, RLI speaks with Richard Broadhead, Managing Director at Oldrids & Downtown to learn more about this pioneering scheme. Much more than just … Read More
Oldrids & Downtown’s plans for a £125m designer outlet centre in Grantham have been approved by South Kesteven District Council. The decision paves the way for a scheme that will create more than 1,700 new jobs. Located on land surrounding the existing Downtown store, the plans include a 220,425 sq ft designer outlet centre comprising … Read More
Downtown proposals to go before Planning Committee on 5th February Oldrids & Downtown’s plans for a £125m designer outlet centre, which could create more than 1,700 jobs, have been recommended for approval when they go to South Kesteven District Council’s planning committee on Tuesday, 5th February. If approved, the site surrounding the existing Downtown store … Read More
Freeport is delighted to announce that The Village, Villefontaine has won Best Outlet at the prestigious MAPIC awards. Amongst a high quality short list of four, The Village emerged as the best outlet. Read more
The company purchased a 10 acre field next to the A1 in Grantham, and in 1989, Downtown Grantham first opened for trade. By 1996 a new floor was added to the store, allowing space for Boundary Mill Stores on the Ground floor. The Grantham site continued to flourish and a Garden Centre was added to … Read More
We are a local business, we are a significant local employer and we passionately want to deliver a ‘ground-breaking’, ‘game-changing’ and ‘award-winning’ development to help put Grantham firmly on the UK’s retail and tourist attraction map. Our History Founded in 1804, Oldrids & Downtown have a proud heritage spanning over two hundred years. Starting out … Read More
The existing Downtown site is a proven retail and outlet destination. The land is already developed providing the ideal opportunity to deliver a scheme for Grantham immediately and with limited impact on the environment. With the existing bus service in operation, transport links to Grantham town centre are already established. Ideally situated adjacent to existing … Read More