Harworth Group has secured planning consent for the direct development of 93,000ft² of employment space at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
The development will comprise the next phase of the AMP and will see the delivery of three buildings ranging from 17,000ft² to 44,000ft², 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 5,000ft².
The AMP covers a 150-acre site just minutes from Junction 33 of the M1, and benefits from Government Enterprise Zone status. Harworth secured outline planning consent to develop 2.1 million ft² of employment space at the site in 2011. Over 1.5 million ft² of space has been developed to date, with occupiers including Rolls Royce, Boeing, McLaren Automotive and the UK Atomic Energy Authority.
The 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. This flexibility will ensure the scheme appeals to a broad range of potential occupiers.
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.
Development platforms are already in place and Harworth is well progressed with the building, infrastructure design and procurement process with the intention to begin work on site in Summer 2022.
The units will be marketed by Knight Frank.
Andrew Blackshaw, Chief Operating Officer at Harworth, commented: “The AMP is a nationally significant centre of excellence for advanced manufacturing and innovation, and testament to Harworth’s 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.”
