Approval secured for new £2.6m business park
North East Lincolnshire Council’s cabinet have approved plans for a new £2.6m, 106-acre business park.
Stallingborough Interchange Business Park, which is located at the junction of the A180 and the A1173, is part of the council’s South Humber Industrial Investment Programme.
The site has been allocated for employment purposes in the Local Plan and is also a designated Humber LEP Enterprise Zone.
The work at the park will include the creation of a new roundabout on the A1173 to provide access to the site; new access roads within the site; substations, pumping stations and new drainage infrastructure.
Once complete, the new park will give the potential for approximately 1.6 million sq ft of business space (around 20 units) and up to 2672 national standard jobs.
The space will be allocated for research and development, general industry and storage and distribution units.
Councillor Peter Wheatley, cabinet member for regeneration, said: “The availability of good quality employment land within North East Lincolnshire is currently very limited and this is the first steps in addressing this.
“Additionally, recent evidence has shown that there is real potential for employment growth over the next 10-20 years. This is a key milestone in the South Humber Industrial Investment Plan, and one I’m delighted has progressed.”
Plans have already been approved for the creation of the South Humber Bank Link Road, which will link Grimsby and Stallingborough on a parallel road to the A180 and help movement between the ports.
Funding for the Stallingborough Interchange Business Park scheme has come from North East Lincolnshire Council (£13.4m) and is match funded with £2.6m funds from the Humber LEP.
Work is due to start on site in early 2019, with the project completed by mid 2020.
