Build Briefs: New supermarket planned for Yorkshire town; Springboard welcomes six new businesses; Restaurant opportunity up for grabs

PLANS have been unveiled for a new multi-million pound foodstore in Keighley town centre which will create around 30 new jobs.

The 17,500 sq ft Lidl store is being proposed for a derelict site off Bridge Street in the town, and members of the public are being invited to provide their views on the proposals at a consultation event next week.

The public consultation and planning process is being handled for the company by national planning consultants Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners (NLP).

Chris Darley, planning director at NLP, said: “Lidl has been looking for an opportunity for opening a store in Keighley for quite some time. It will also regenerate a derelict, brownfield site and create approximately 30 jobs in-store, together with construction employment.”

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YORK Science Park has recently welcomed six new businesses to its start-up space, Springboard.

Springboard is designed to provide a stimulating and flexible environment for early stage businesses whilst they become established. 
 
Kim Hodgson, business development manager at York Science Park, said: “The demand for our start-up space continues to grow and it’s great to welcome a new tranche of creative and innovative entrepreneurs to York Science Park.  There is a vibrancy and energy in Springboard which I am sure all the business will benefit from as they work to grow and develop their new businesses.”
 
Springboard is located in the Ron Cooke Hub on the University of York’s Heslington East campus development.

The new businesses are:
– BahGum.com – Networking site which provides an online service that connects potential job candidates to companies seeking to recruit.
– Landlord Broadband – Internet Services Provider (ISP) supplying broadband and Wi-Fi solutions to landlords and letting agents.
– In Flow Training – Communications training company.
– Petrichor – Exhibition, gallery and museum design services to the cultural heritage sector.
–  Elzo Events – Events business.
– Alexander C James –  Investment business.

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A GROUND floor restaurant opportunity in Bradford, opposite the Westfield Shopping Centre, is available to let.

The premises on Valley Road forms part of the new Travelodge and is within the City Centre Growth Zone. The hotel itself comprises 69 bedrooms but has no restaurant facility.

The total floor space extends to around 3,000 sq ft, and is available to rent as a whole at £45,000 a year. There is also the potential to rent smaller units from 1,000 sq ft.

Eddisons is acting on behalf of the landlord, Barnfield Construction.