Just three years after it received planning approval a council-owned Staffordshire business park has just two plots left undeveloped.
Stafford Borough Council gave the go ahead for Redhill Business Park, close to Junction 14 of the M6 motorway, late in 2012. Since then work has started on a major manufacturing plant and offices for French-owned tram maker Alstrom on one of the scheme’s seven plots, with a separate application being considered for a similar facility across two other development sites.
Now Trebor Developments, in partnership with independent real estate fund and asset manager Rockspring, has submitted a detailed planning application for a speculative 113,500 sq ft industrial building on the estate. If granted construction will start in January with completion expected by next summer.
“The submission of the planning application is the next step to bringing forward delivery of this major industrial facility and we are also launching the marketing of the unit which will be known as Triton,” commented Bob Tattrie, managing partner of Birmingham-based Trebor.
Stafford council’s vision for the former greenfield site off the A34 was to create one of the county’s premier manufacturing locations. The seven development plots range from 50,000 and 200,000 sq ft and, when fully operational, it was hoped the £8.5m scheme would attract at least 2,500 skilled jobs.
“Redhill will soon be a flagship business park with the Trebor and Rockspring development coupled with the other new facilities,” said Staffordshire County Council’s economic leader, Mark Winnington.
“We are pleased to see the formal application submitted by Trebor and Rockspring as it is another milestone and step forward for this site and the county’s economic growth. Redhill’s near full occupancy is further testament to our hard work and demonstrates the commitment by our business partners to Staffordshire.”
He added: “The site has many attributes which are attracting business and we know it won’t be long before the final two plots are occupied. As development gets underway and business operations start, it ultimately means more jobs for people in Staffordshire.”
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