25,000 sq ft Science Park scheme gets go-ahead

A new office building on Nottingham Science Park that will provide space for start-ups or growing firms looking for R&D space has been approved by Nottingham City Council’s Planning Committee.

The new building will, when built, house 232 staff. It will also include a café and a conference space, allowing companies to host conferences, events, symposiums and more, providing a central hub for networking across the entire Nottingham Science Park site.

Nottingham Science Park was created in the 1980s to give new firms a place to start-up.

Construction of the new building has been part funded by the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

Councillor Jon Collins, lader of the City Council, said: “The expansion of the Science Park is important to Nottingham: as a Science City, we recognise the way scientific research and manufacture can create jobs, stimulate growth and create great local companies the city can be proud of.

“Nottingham has a proud history of manufacturing, and of scientific discovery through Boots, the discovery of ibuprofen and the creation of the MRI machine. We want to create many more opportunities for discoveries, cutting edge technology or new breakthroughs, and investing in a new hi-tech building is a crucial step in that.

“Being close to both the University of Nottingham and the Boots Enterprise Zone only enhances the opportunities the Science Park can foster. By investing in an innovative sector of the city and national industry, we can all benefit from this in the future as firms expand and invest more into themselves and into Nottingham.”