Regeneration plans for a former water treatment site could create as many as 1,000 new jobs, the company behind the 57-acre scheme has claimed.
Keyland Developments — the property trading arm of Kelda Group and a sister-company of Yorkshire Water — is about to submit a planning application to Kirklees Council to transform the derelict North Bierley Waste Water Treatment Works.
Located between the M62 and M606 motorways in West Yorkshire, the project follow’s Keyland’s strategy of regenerating Yorkshire Water’s redundant sites.
The plans, which will be considered by Kirklees Council, will provide an initial 500,000 sq ft of commercial space for a range of industrial and distribution uses aimed at easing the region’s chronic shortage of new industrial accommodation.
If approved — and local planners have already indicated they are in favour of the brownfield regeneration — Keyland’s proposals could see “the creation of an employment-generating industrial and business park which would make a significant contribution to the economic regeneration of the locality”.
Mike Dove is a partner at property consultancy Dove Haigh Phillips which is advising Keyland. “This site has a great multi-level appeal due to the proposed combination of unit sizes,” he explained.
“It is welcome news, not only for the broader market where supply is so restricted, but also for more local and regional businesses who have been successfully operating from nearby business parks and wish to expand.
“With such a strong location on the M62 corridor, this scheme will inevitably draw in regional investment which is extremely positive news,” said Dove.
The first half of this year saw almost 550,000 sq ft of industrial space taken up within Yorkshire, double the amount let during the same period last year, and has resulted in a dramatic plunge in available property, especially along the M62 corridor in West Yorkshire.
“The chronic shortage of quality industrial accommodation within the region has been well documented and the creation of this new park is intended to address that and also deliver a significant number of new jobs and expansion opportunities to the local area,” said Keyland Developments’ managing director, Peter Garrett.
“The North Bierley site has been redundant since 2010 and, due to its capacity and exceptional connectivity, lends itself ideally to industrial usage. We are looking forward to progressing with our planning application in the forthcoming weeks.”
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