Plans for 400,000 sq ft employment space receive approval
Kirklees Council has approved plans for an industrial development comprising circa 400,000 sq ft of employment space on a 57-acre former water treatment works site in West Yorkshire which could create 800 new jobs.
Plans for the redundant North Bierley Water Treatment Works site were bought forward by Keyland Developments. The land is strategically positioned at a major intersection of the M62 Transpennine motorway and the M606 Bradford Link in West Yorkshire, and has lain dormant since 2010.
Keyland’s plans to transform the site into a major commercial scheme have been given the green light. The circa 400,000 sq ft of industrial and associated ancillary office space approved for development is split in a ratio of 30% as B2 general industrial use and 70% B8 storage and distribution usage. Additionally, a separate application for a new school car park is in the planning process.
Peter Garrett, managing director of Keyland Developments, said: “Securing approval to bring back into use the strategically important North Bierley site is an excellent result and we are delighted that such an extensive and well-located site will now be able to achieve its full potential.
“The demand for new industrial and distribution space to support the growing needs of regional businesses is well documented and, in addition to facilitating some 800 new jobs, this scheme can protect the long-term needs of local and regional occupiers and potentially welcome inward investment to the area.”
The range of unit sizes is intended to address the severe regional shortage of new industrial accommodation. Early research undertaken by Keyland indicated that nearby business parks in North Kirklees and South Bradford, as well as the wider regional area, are operating at full capacity.
Keyland Developments Ltd is the property trading arm of Kelda Group and sister company to Yorkshire Water. Turley submitted the North Bierley planning application on behalf of Keyland Developments.
