Former power station site hits the market
THE 130 acre former Skelton Grange power station site in West Yorkshire is up for sale.
Adjacent to the Aire Valley Enterprise Zone in Stourton, South Leeds, the site has been redundant since demolition of the Skelton Grange coal-fired power station in 1990.
Sixty acres of the site benefits from outline planning consent for 850,000 sq ft of industrial uses and there is detailed consent for an energy recovery facility on 20 acres of the site.
The area is home to companies such as Royal Mail, Arla Foods, Sheffield Insulation Group and Robert Horne Paper.
Senior director of industrial agency at CBRE, Mike Baugh, said: “This is a hugely significant, strategic site in South Leeds due to its key location next to the Aire Valley Enterprise Zone, its scale and the consents already in place. This area of West Yorkshire is already on the map and will benefit from serious investment as the plans for the EZ are realised. This site presents a rare opportunity for a developer/investor to secure a prime piece of land on one of Leeds’ premier commercial corridors.
“We are certainly seeing a steady increase in both occupier and investor activity within the region’s industrial sector and it is an exciting time to be bringing an opportunity site of this scale to market.”
