Former airport site set for lift off with plans for two industrial units

Proposals for an expansion of Liverpool International Business Park has been submitted to the city council by Jersey-based Palladium Group.

It aims to develop two industrial units, totalling 5,379 sq m, on the 2.51-acre site which was once Speke Airport, around eight miles south of the city centre.

Building A would be 2,086 sq m in size, while building B would offer 2,069 sq m, for B2 and B8 use.

They would include ancillary office space, a service yard and car parking facilities incorporating cycling bays and electric charging points. Each unit will have PV panels to generate electricity.

Palladium’s plans have been drawn up in accordance with the Liverpool Local Plan, which allocates the site for industrial and business uses.

Spencer Bourne, Palladium Group chairman, said: “We’re very excited to be bringing the site forward, it’s the last remaining site within Liverpool Business Park which has sat empty for a number of years.

“We aim to capture the high demand for best-in-class new-build industrial space with excellent green credentials and high specification.”

He added: “We’re looking forward to working with the team and Liverpool council over the coming months to complement an already popular business location.”

Planning consultant, P4 Planning, has advised Palladium Group. P4 Planning director, Gillian Worden, said: “The business park is within the former estate of Speke Hall and the control tower and two airplane hangers from when the site was Speke Airport are located directly behind the application site.

“The proposed buildings will help strengthen the importance the business park plays within the community in Speke, both as a key local employer and putting Speke on the map as a significant business destination.”

Manchester-based, Cube Architecture and Design, is the architect working on the project, along with consultants Wainwrights, CGP, JRP, SKT Transport, E3P and Rachel Hacking Ecology.