£7m infrastructure works complete at Temple Green
INFRASTRUCTURE works costing £7m have officially opened at Leeds’ Temple Green.
The first phase of the 165-acre advanced manufacturing and logistics base has been completed by Aire Valley Land LLP.
The joint venture between Evans Property Group and Harworth Estates has planning permission in place for 2.64 million sq ft of space.
The second phase of infrastructure works will cost £2.1m and is due for completion later this year, but the first phase means that a new 1.2km section of dual carriageway has been completed.
Direct access to the scheme’s largest development plot is also complete, which can accommodate 500,000 sq ft of space.
James Pitt, development director of Evans Property Group, said; “The infrastructure programme, which has been made possible from a combination of EZ Capital Grant Fund from the DCLG and Growing Places Fund loan from the LEP, opens up access to four phases of development equating to some 1.4m sq ft of manufacturing or logistics space, along with hundreds of new jobs. We are delighted to reach this pivotal stage at Temple Green.”
Ian Ball, executive director for Income Generation at Harworth Estates, said; “The completion of infrastructure works is always a major development milestone and this proves to the wider world that Temple Green is one of the North’s most exciting commercial developments. We are now moving onto future development phases with significant enthusiasm and look forward to welcoming more occupiers to the site.”
Leader of Leeds City Council Councillor Judith Blake said: “The council has worked closely with Aire Valley Land on this programme of works, as Temple Green is of key strategic importance not only for future business growth but also as the location for our new park and ride hub for the city.
“These elements together will help to provide new job opportunities for local people and will also ease traffic congestion in the city centre helping us improve air quality in Leeds.”
Roger Marsh, chairman of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, said: “The Leeds City Region Enterprise Zone is a strategically important location, that I view as crucial to the LEP achieving its ambition to drive extraordinary growth to our and the national economy.”
Appointed agents on Temple Green are CBRE, Dove Haigh Phillips and Gent Visick.
