Developer Harworth Group plc has secured permission for a major industrial and logistics space close to its Yorkshire HQ.
The Rotherham-based firm has announced planning approval for the development of 800,000 sq. ft of units at Skelton Grange in Leeds. The 50-acre site next to junction 45 of the M1 was formerly the Skelton Grange Power Station.
Harworth has been working on remediation and enabling works at the site since 2014, and three years ago sold 19.5 acres of land at the site to Enfinium for the development of an energy-from-waste facility.
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The new plans would see the development of up to 800,000 sq ft of industrial and logistics space across up to five units, ranging in size from 126,000 sq ft to 202,000 sq ft. There would also the creation of a new cycle and pedestrian path to connect to the Trans Pennine Trail and Sustrans Route 67, as well as environmental enhancements.
Harworth chief executive Lynda Shillaw said: “Skelton Grange demonstrates Harworth’s unique skillset in identifying and acquiring complex brownfield sites, devising a masterplan that realises their potential and then progressing this through the planning system to unlock value.
“This development will meet the growing demand for high-specification and well-connected Grade A industrial space across West Yorkshire, in turn supporting jobs and investment for the region. It will also add to Harworth’s already extensive consented pipeline, which has a gross development value of around £2.4bn.”
Harworth has set out an aim to become a £1bn company by 2027. It has a portfolio of more than 13,000 acres of land on around 100 sites in the North and Midlands, specialising in the regeneration of sites in former industrial sites into new residential and industrial and logistics developments.
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