Permission gained for next phase of major employment scheme
Property business Harworth Group has secured consent for development of 93,000 sq ft of employment space at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP), in Rotherham.
The development will comprise the next phase of the AMP and will see delivery of three buildings ranging from 17,000 sq ft to 44,000 sq ft, to be marketed as “R-Evolution Phase 4”.
The buildings will include office space covering 10% of the floor area, and will be designed for sub-division into units as small as 5,000 sq ft.
The AMP covers a 150-acre site and benefits from Government Enterprise Zone status. Harworth gained outline planning consent to develop 2.1 million sq ft of employment space at the site in 2011.
Over 1.5 million sq ft of space has been developed to date, with occupiers including Rolls Royce, Boeing, McLaren Automotive and the UK Atomic Energy Authority.
The latest development will build on the success of previous similar R-Evolution phases at the AMP, with an updated and enhanced design which provides additional flexibility for occupiers wishing to adapt the space for manufacturing or warehousing.
Units will be constructed to BREEAM “Very Good” standard, with 11% of the roof area covered by solar PV panels, and an enhanced design to allow occupiers to increase this coverage to 100%. They will also include EV charging points, rainwater harvesting and a sustainable heating and cooling system.
Units will be marketed by Knight Frank. Andrew Blackshaw, chief operating officer at Harworth, said: “The AMP is a nationally significant centre of excellence for advanced manufacturing and innovation, and testament to our ability to deliver large-scale regeneration and attract world-class occupiers to our sites.
“This next phase of direct development will support the creation of additional high-skill jobs and investment opportunities to the local area.”
Chris Davidson, joint regional director for Yorkshire & Central at Harworth, added: “We are incredibly proud of the development and growth of the AMP to date.
“R-Evolution Phase 4 will offer the next generation of high-quality and flexible units at the site, built to a high environmental specification.
“We expect them to attract a wide range of potential occupiers, further enhancing the occupier line-up of innovative manufacturing businesses at the AMP.”
