Developer acquires 31-acre former Rolls-Royce site

Clowes Developments has acquired a 31-acre site at Harrier Park, Hucknall, from Rolls-Royce through its development manager, Muse.

The business park has planning permission for approximately 500,000 sq ft of warehouse and industrial space across six buildings.

Harrier Park was formerly used as an aerodrome linked to the development of the renowned Rolls-Royce Merlin engine during World War II. In the 1950s, it was the site of the world’s first vertical take-off, leading to the development of the Harrier ‘Jump Jet,’ which inspired the name Harrier Park.

Sarah Day, senior land manager at Clowes Developments said: “There are a considerable number of off-market opportunities being presented to Clowes currently, we are running appraisals daily, occasionally we find a site that ticks all our boxes and Harrier Park certainly does that. The site has the potential to develop just over 500,000sq ft of industrial use facilities in a prime location with great connections across the East Midlands. We look forward to working with the local planning authority, Ashfield District.”

James Richards, development director at Clowes Developments will now look to firm up the site’s masterplan with their newly appointed design team. Fisher German represented Clowes on the purchase of the site and together with FHP Property Consultants has been appointed to market the site’s design and build opportunities for occupiers to buy or rent premises at Harrier Park.

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