A new £50m retail and leisure development is being proposed for Daventry, Northamptonshire after Marchini Curran Associates (MCa) submitted its plans to the local council.

The proposals would see an extra 180,000 sqft of shops and leisure facilities created in Daventry, resulting in retail space increasing by 50% with units for 20 new stores, plus a new supermarket, cinema and library.

Andrew Bull, a project director at MCa, said: "The plans have been developed to make the centre much more appealing and more accessible so that footfall will be increased significantly.

"There have been several rounds of consultation which have helped to shape the plans. The feedback has been used to inform our work, for example retaining key features on the site such as the Lime Tree and North Street. We are delighted that the plans have now been submitted and, if approved, they are sure to revitalise the town centre."

The work would be carried out by developer Henry Boot, with work aiming to start in early 2014 with a series of target completion dates for each development within the scheme as a whole. The shops are targeted for completion in 2016 and the supermarket in 2018.

The new supermarket would be located to the north of the main Mulberry Place site.