57-acre redundant water treatment site launches to market

A 57-acre former water treatment works site in West Yorkshire has been put on the market, with planning consent for 400,000 sq ft of industrial and employment space which could create 800 jobs. 

Keyland Developments, the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister company to Yorkshire Water, secured planning consent from Kirklees Council in March this year to transform the redundant North Bierley Water Treatment Works site into a new commercial development.

The plans will enable 400,000 sq ft of industrial and associated ancillary office space to be brought forward by a purchaser, with a ratio of 30% as B2 general industrial use and 70% B8 storage and distribution usage.

The site occupies a strategic position at the intersection of the M62 Transpennine motorway and the M606 Bradford Link.

The launch of the North Bierley site to market follows on from the recent sale of a separate 16-acre site in the Aire Valley area of Leeds, with planning consent in place for 265,000 sq ft of mixed-employment development to Total Developments Ltd.

Peter Garrett, managing director of Keyland Developments, said: “Following on from the successful sale of the Leeds site, we’re very aware of the strong levels of demand for unlocked land of this nature, with planning permission already in place.

“The regional industrial sector is experiencing shortages across all unit size categories and the North Bierley site is in prime position to attract occupiers seeking industrial and warehousing in a key location in the Yorkshire region.

“We take pride in our ability to bring forward these strategic sites so that they can be regenerated and make a positive impact on the area. Creating 800 jobs would be a fantastic result and we look forward to progressing discussions with interested parties.”

Keyland have appointed Leeds-based agents Dove Haigh Phillips (DHP) to market the site.

Mike Dove, DHP partner, added: “The Keyland team are to be congratulated on their proactive approach to planning, land assembly and commercial master planning which have enabled this immediate opportunity. The commercial demographics of this major M62 hub are outstanding.

“The North Bierley site is surrounded by four million square feet of industrial estates now at full capacity. These are well populated by successful but frustrated occupiers who are hungry for new generation industrial and logistics employment space.”