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INVEST IN LIVERPOOL PROPERTY OPPORTUNITIES
INTRODUCTION
With a global perspective, world famous brands INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
and exceptional economic strengths, Liverpool is
recognised as one of the UK’s leading business This brochure highlights some of the major development,
destinations. We are at the centre of the UK’s second investment and occupier opportunities currently
largest regional economy with access to 6 million available throughout the Liverpool City Region with
customers. Our regional economy is worth more than a combined value well in excess of £20 billion. These
£149 billion with 236,000 businesses. We are home properties provide the opportunity to invest in planned
to global Fortune 500 companies complemented schemes or develop new property in the city region.
by a large, diverse base of innovative SMEs and
start ups. Businesses are attracted to Liverpool by
market opportunities, a low cost base, international
connectivity and an outstanding quality of life.
We are ranked No.1 in the UK for both entrepreneurship
and business growth, and renowned for our cutting
edge technology and R&D, topping the Northern
league table for business innovation. There is no
shortage of talent either with 6 million people within
the travel to work catchment and 13 universities
producing over 70,000 graduates per year.
Liverpool offers investors possibilities across a
broad range of industry sectors including: financial
and professional services, low carbon, digital and
creative industries, advanced manufacturing, life
sciences, logistics and leisure. Major investors
include Astra Zeneca, Pershing BNY Mellon, Jaguar
Land Rover, Maersk, Siemens, Sony and Unilever.
Liverpool continues to change and attract investment. In
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the last 10 years, the city has attracted over £7.5 billion
of physical investment. The scale and quality EDINBURGH
of the city’s transformation has been
of international significance.
There are no plans to
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stop however, exciting BELFAST
opportunities have
been identified
to sustain the
momentum. ISLE OF MAN
Over the next decade
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Liverpool will deliver
some of the UK’s
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development and LENNON AIRPORT AIRPORT
infrastructure
schemes –
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terminal phase 2,
Mersey Tidal Barrage and
the Liverpool and Wirral Waters CARDIFF
waterfront transformation are just a small
selection of major schemes in the City Region. HEATHROW AIRPORT LONDON
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HOW WE CAN HELP YOU YOUR NEXT MOVE
Our investment team is committed to growing your Invest Liverpool are ready to support you with your
business. As part of our services, we offer a broad investment plans. We can provide comprehensive,
portfolio of support to companies interested in growing or free of charge advice and support from initial enquiry
establishing their business in Liverpool City Region. Our through to delivery of your project, providing a soft
services include: landing for your business. We’re waiting to hear from
you to demonstrate our offer and answer many of the
other questions you have concerning the wealth of
• Dedicated account manager to support your project opportunities available in the Liverpool City Region.
• Bespoke research intelligence
• Advice on availability and costs of commercial property CONTACT US
and soft landing schemes Email us on LCR@investliverpool.com or
• Introductions to business support organisations and telephone +44 (0) 151 600 2930.
guidance on financial incentives We look forward to working with you.
• Introductions to business networks and professionals investliverpool.com
• Introductions to research and technology expertise
• Information on staff recruitment and training
• Organising and hosting briefing visits for key staff
• Maximising PR associated with your investment
• Dedicated aftercare account manager, linking you with
public sector support services, and providing bespoke
business development services
Published: October 2018
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1 Atlantic Park
2 Beacon 62
3 Daresbury Park
4 Earlsfield Park
5 Element - Alchemy Business Park
6 Estuary Business Park
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7 Halsnead South
8 Haydock Green
9 HBC Field
10 International Festival Gardens
11 Kings Waterfront
12 Knowsley 800 - Knowsley Business Park
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ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING
HOME TO DIVERSE MIX OF OEMs, BENTLEY, GM
JAGUAR LAND ROVER TIER 1s, TIER 2s, AND TOYOTA AND PACCAR
AND BAC MONO WIDER SUPPLY CHAIN WITHIN 1 HOUR DRIVE
LOW CARBON
DESIGNATED CENTRE 1,400 LOW CARBON WORLD’S SECOND
FOR OFFSHORE RENEWABLE BUSINESSES, 22,000 LARGEST WIND FARM
ENGINEERING EMPLOYED IN SECTOR IN LIVERPOOL BAY
LIFE SCIENCES
LIFE SCIENCES A LEADING EUROPEAN ONE OF THE UK’S
WORTH IN EXCESS OF BIOMANUFACTURING TOP THREE
£1.7 BILLION PER ANNUM CLUSTER BIOMEDICAL CENTRES
PORT & LOGISTICS
£1 BILLION £300 MILLION LIVERPOOL2 HOME TO 4 OF
INVESTMENT IN DEEP WATER TERMINAL TAKES THE WORLD’S TOP
INFRASTRUCTURE 95% OF WORLD’S LARGEST SHIPS 6 SHIPPING LINES
FINANCIAL &
BUSINESS SERVICES
LEADING UK CENTRE FOR ASSET DESIGNATED 500,000 BUSINESSES
AND WEALTH MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL CENTRE WITHIN 1 HOUR
OUTSIDE LONDON OF EXCELLENCE OF THE CITY CENTRE
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CREATIVE & DIGITAL
SECOND FASTEST VIDEO GAMING UK HUB FOR HIGH
GROWING TECH CENTRE OF PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
CLUSTER IN THE UK EXCELLENCE AND BIG DATA
VISITOR ECONOMY
DESIGNATED ROUGH GUIDE’S ‘TOP LARGEST COLLECTION OF
UNESCO WORLD GLOBAL CITIES TO VISIT’ MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES
HERITAGE SITE AND 4TH ‘FRIENDLIEST OUTSIDE LONDON
CITY IN THE WORLD
KNOWLEDGE
LIVERPOOL CATCHMENT- CUTTING EDGE TECH HOME TO WORLD CLASS
13 UNIVERSITIES, OVER AND R & D, No1 IN THE RESEARCH CENTRES OF
213,000 STUDENTS NORTH OF ENGLAND EXCELLENCE AND FACILITIES
FOR BUSINESS INNOVATION
TRANSFORMATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL £10 BILLION LIVERPOOL £1 BILLION
FESTIVAL FOR & WIRRAL WATERS MIXED LIVERPOOL ONE
BUSINESS 2018 USE DEVELOPMENT RETAIL DEVELOPMENT
CONNECTIVITY
2 MAJOR 2 HOURS 10 MOTORWAYS WITHIN
AIRPORTS WITHIN JOURNEY TIME 10 MILES OF LIVERPOOL2 AND
45 MINUTES DRIVE TO LONDON 10 RAIL LINKED TERMINALS
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1. ATLANTIC PARK
Atlantic Park is an established and premier mixed-use
business park and is home to a number of high profile QUICK FACTS
occupiers which include Capita, Balfour Beatty Rail, Kura,
One Vision Housing, The Sovini Group and Turtle Wax. LOCATION: Dunnings Bridge Road
The 52-acre site is strategically located on the A5036 (A5036), Sefton
Dunnings Bridge Road, the primary route connecting DEVELOPER: Royal London Asset
the Port of Liverpool with the national motorway network Management
and a key gateway route in to Liverpool City Region.
Occupiers can capitalise on close proximity to the Port TOTAL SITE AREA: 21 hectares / 52 acres
of Liverpool’s new Liverpool2 deep water container
terminal, which is 2 miles from Atlantic Park. 35 million SUITABLE USES:
B1 Offices, B2 General
consumers are located within 150 miles of the site, with Industrial, B8 Storage and
a multi-modal network of 10 motorways within 10 miles Distribution. Potential for
and 10 rail linked terminals. The site is able to offer a C1 hotel use on frontage.
range of bespoke design and build solutions for office
and industrial occupiers and has existing planning PLANNING STATUS: Outline consent for
consent for 800,000 sq. ft. of B1, B2 & B8 usage. 800,000 sq ft (scope for
further space)
The developer, Royal London Asset Management
(RLAM), is one of the UK’s leading fund management POTENTIAL
companies. RLAM is the dedicated fund DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £50 - 90 Million
management arm of Royal London Group.
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Current and
ongoing
OPPORTUNITY
Atlantic Park is capable of hosting a wide range
of occupiers and uses. The ability to offer flexible
solutions means that a further 350,000 sq ft of
office space could be accommodated, along with
over 600,000 sq ft of B1, B2, B8 (industrial and
distribution/logistics) appropriate to clients’ needs.
Royal London is currently bring forward the speculative
development of a 105,000 sq ft Distribution/
Manufacturing Facility, with work scheduled to start on
site early summer 2018 with a 40 week build period.
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2. BEACON 62
Beacon 62 is an 11.4 acre key employment site in
Knowsley. It is strategically located at Junction 6 QUICK FACTS
of the M62 and has a frontage to both the M62
and M57 motorways. This enables easy access to LOCATION: Junction 6, M62
major transport hubs such as Liverpool Airport, motorway /Junction 1,
Peel Ports Liverpool and the Liverpool2 deep M57 motorway, Knowsley
water terminal. The site has been identified as a
key gateway into the Liverpool City Region. DEVELOPER: Henry Boot
Developments & Barnfield
The city region is keen to maximise the employment
potential of the site and to capture new investment Construction
opportunities that will be generated through the TOTAL SITE AREA: 4.5 hectares /11.4 acres
expanded port. The site has secured detailed planning
consent for a range of employment uses, including a SUITABLE USES: B1, B2 General Industrial,
new Aldi food store. The developer is working with B8 Storage & Distribution.
Knowsley to bring forward development and capture new
investment opportunities to facilitate economic growth. PLANNING STATUS: The site is zoned for
employment use
OPPORTUNITY
The site is a key gateway into the wider Liverpool City
Region and its immediate proximity to the M62 and
M57 provides a major opportunity for logistics. Knowsley
Council is currently working with the landowner and
developer to bring forward plans to develop the site.
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3. DARESBURY PARK
Daresbury Park, situated adjacent to M56 Junction
11, is a 225 acre high quality business park which is QUICK FACTS
home to head office, financial services and high tech
operations. In a rural setting, it is fully managed, LOCATION: Daresbury, Halton
providing 24-hour on-site security and maintenance. DEVELOPER: Marshall CDP
A recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers identified
Daresbury Park as having one of the best ‘offers’ in the TOTAL SITE AREA: 91.1 hectares / 225 acres
North West. High quality office accommodation ranges
SUITABLE USES: Offices
from 1,500 sq ft up to bespoke HQ office buildings
of 500,000 sq ft. There are also design and build PLANNING STATUS: Planning consent for
opportunities available on either a purchase or let basis. 1.6 million sq ft
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2018 – 2022
OPPORTUNITY
Daresbury Park presents a significant opportunity
to occupiers to develop bespoke office properties
of up to 500,000 sq ft. Developments are available
for sale or to let presenting opportunities
to occupiers as well as an investment.
104. EARLSFIELD PARK
Earlsfield Park is a new major development that will bring
new jobs and homes located close to Junction 2 of the QUICK FACTS
M57 directly south of the Knowsley Estate. The scheme
has hybrid planning permission granted in June 2018. LOCATION: Knowsley Lane, Knowsley
The 23-hectare Knowsley Lane site, which sits directly TOTAL SITE AREA: 23 hectares / 56.8 acres
parallel to the M57 along the southern borders of SUITABLE USES: B1, B2 General Industrial,
the Knowsley Estate site will become a 16-hectare
B8 Storage & Distribution
prestigious employment park and a housing
development of 154 new homes. The employment DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Available for
park is set to build on the success of nearby Kings occupation 2019
Business Park by complementing its offering.
OPPORTUNITY
Earlsfield Park Hybrid Employment Park provides
opportunity to deliver a range of high quality advanced
manufacturing, research and development (R&D),
and sub regional logistics floorspace alongside
high quality new homes, ancillary support services
for staff, visitors and the local community, and
enhanced / new recreational areas and spaces.
115. ELEMENT - ALCHEMY BUSINESS PARK
Alchemy is an established 30 acre industrial site Works are underway and due to complete
located in a prime and prominent location at the heart Spring 2019. The site has further capacity to
of Knowsley Business Park. The site benefits from deliver an additional 150,000 sq ft. for design
direct access off the A580 East Lancashire Road and and build enquiries, which are being sought.
is within minutes of Junction 4 of the M57 motorway
which offers immediate access to the wider UK
motorway network. Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport QUICK FACTS
lies 14 miles to the south whilst Liverpool2’s deep
LOCATION: East Lancashire Road,
water container terminal is 6 miles to the west.
Knowsley.
A first phase of development comprising 93,000 sq ft
is fully occupied, comprised a variety of units DEVELOPER: Network Space
ranging between 6,000 sq ft – 12,000 sq ft and includes
TOTAL SITE AREA: 23,500 sq m / 253,000 sq ft
occupiers such as National Grid, Lombard Shipping
floorspace
and Smiths News.
SUITABLE USES: B1 Offices, B2 General
Industrial, B8 Storage &
OPPORTUNITY
Distribution
Element represents the next phase of development
totalling a 103,000 sq ft. but featuring larger units DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Spring 2019
of 23,000, 35,000 and 45,000 sq ft. The detached
new build industrial units will be situated in a highly
prominent position fronting the A580. Each unit will
be constructed to a modern specification including:
• 8 to 10m minimum eaves height
• Dedicated self-contained service yards
• Level access loading doors
• Dock level loading (Element 2 and 3)
• Dedicated staff car parking
• Mains gas
• 3 phase power
126. ESTUARY BUSINESS PARK
Estuary Business Park is located in Speke,
South Liverpool, within Liverpool’s automotive and QUICK FACTS
biomanufacturing cluster. A number of vehicle assembly
and component-related businesses are located LOCATION: Estuary Business Park,
within 5 minutes of the park including Jaguar Land Rover, Liverpool
BAC Mono, IAC and Getrag Ford.
DEVELOPER: Marshall CDP
Estuary Business Park is a well-established, landscaped
infrastructure of wide boulevards and striking TOTAL SITE AREA: 9,294 sq m / 100,000 sq ft
water features on the site of the first Liverpool floor space
Speke Airport. The prestigious nature of the park
has attracted a number of high profile occupiers SUITABLE USES: B1 Offices, B2 General
including Shop Direct Group, Lloyds Banking Industrial, B8 Storage &
Group, DHL, GEFCO and Adient. Distribution
Estuary Business Park is just 5 minutes away from
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2018 – 2019
Liverpool John Lennon Airport. Road links are
excellent with easy access to the M62, M56, M57,
M58 and M6. Peel Ports Liverpool and the Liverpool2
deep water terminal is located 12 miles away.
OPPORTUNITY
Hurricane 47 is the latest building to be completed and
ready for occupation on Estuary, a 4,409 sq m/47,462 sq
ft industrial/distribution unit. The unit features 12m eaves
height, 4 dock level and 2 level access doors and two-
storey fitted offices. There is a further design and build
opportunity adjacent, Hurricane 52, providing 4,879 sq
m / 52,500 sq ft of modern industrial/distribution space.
137. HALSNEAD SOUTH
Halsnead South is a major development opportunity OPPORTUNITY
earmarked for logistics /distribution uses. The site extends
The site is a key gateway into the wider Liverpool City
a minimum of 22.5ha (56 acres) and is ideally located to
Region and its immediate proximity to the M62 provides a
take advantage of its immediate proximity to the M62 and
major opportunity for logistics. Knowsley Council is currently
M57 motorways. Liverpool docks are within 15 miles/25
working with landowners to bring forward a comprehensive
minutes and the Port of Liverpool, home to Liverpool2 a
masterplan to support any planning application and
new £400 million deep-water container terminal doubling
provide a framework for the development of the site.
the port’s container capacity, making it one of the
country’s best equipped and connected terminals. The
site is also located 6.5 miles from Jaguar Land Rover.
Mercury 62, a major logistics/distribution facility will
form the first phase of development on the site. The
remainder of the site is capable of accepting units ranging QUICK FACTS
from 1,858m2 (20,000ft2) to 9,290m2+ (100,000ft2+). LOCATION: Junction 6, M62 motorway/
The site is broadly triangular in shape, bounded Junction 1, M57 motorway,
by the M62 to the north, Fox’s Bank Lane to the Knowsley
east, and Cronton Road to the south. The site is
a key gateway into Liverpool City Region. TOTAL SITE AREA: 70.79 hectares / 175 acres.
The planning status of the site is supported by the Development site
Knowsley Local Plan Core Strategy (approved January minimum 22.5 hectares /
2016). A masterplan/ Supplementary Planning Document 56 acres
is in place to guide and support development of the site.
DEVELOPER: Seeking development
The site forms part of the wider Halsnead Garden partner
Village, the largest combined housing and employment
site in the Liverpool City Region and one of only SUITABLE USES: B8 Storage & Distribution
14 sites in England initially awarded Garden Village
status by the Government. The masterplan for the PLANNING STATUS: Comprehensive
site also highlights a new country park development masterplan ahead of
immediately adjacent to the industrial development. planning application
148. HAYDOCK GREEN
Haydock Green is situated within Haydock Industrial Park,
an established and successful industrial area. The property QUICK FACTS
is located within approximately 25 miles of Liverpool
Docks, enjoys speedy access to the national motorway LOCATION: Haydock, St Helens
network and is adjacent to junction 23 of the M6. TOTAL SITE AREA: 8 acres
The development boasts a desirable location DEVELOPER: Morley Estates
fronting the M6 at junction 23 and in very close
proximity to the East Lancashire Road (A580). SUITABLE USES: B8 Storage & Distribution
OPPORTUNITY DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2019
Haydock Green is a substantial development site
granted planning approval in Sept 2016. Designed
for B8 users it boasts high bay racking with dock
loading to be tailored to end user requirements.
Construction of unit 1 will begin in autumn 2018
and is available at the below specification:
Unit 1 Specifications
• Up to 125,000 sq. ft
• 15 m eaves height
• Located at Junction 23 of M6 Motorway
• High visibility from major highways
M6motorway and A580 East lancs
• 112 car and cycle parking
• 7486 sq. m new concrete HGV yards, 45 metres deep
• 30 HGV trailer spaces
• 4 No level loading doors
• 8 dock loading doors and 5ft levellers
159. HBC FIELD
HBC Field is a prominent greenfield site, with strategic
road and rail links. The site forms part of 3MG, an QUICK FACTS
established and successful logistics location with
an operating intermodal rail terminal. This site is LOCATION: 3MG - Mersey Multimodal
identified in the Liverpool City Region Superport Gateway, Widnes, Halton
Strategy and can accommodate up to 1 million sq
DEVELOPER: Self build option
ft of rail-linked B8 accommodation having secured
planning consent in 2014. New road access from the TOTAL SITE AREA: 5.3-13.4 hectares /
A562/ A5300 is in place as well as a rail connection 13-33 acres net
to the West Coast Main Line and planning permission developable area
exists for new rail sidings to serve the site.
SUITABLE USES: Logistics, warehousing
OPPORTUNITY DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2018 – 2022
Phase 1 of the site is now complete with Tier 1 rail
supplier Alstom having opened its new Transport
Technology Centre. Their training facility is partnered
with the National College for High Speed Rail.
Up to 33 acres are available for industrial developments
suited to logistics and warehousing activities.
1610. INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL GARDENS
The former International Festival Gardens site, which
opened in 1984 and closed in 1996, is situated at QUICK FACTS
Riverside Drive, and has been purchased by Liverpool
City Council. The 90 acre site is located adjacent to the LOCATION: Riverside Drive, Liverpool
River Mersey and within 3 miles of Liverpool City Centre. DEVELOPER: Seeking leisure and
It comprises of the publicly accessible gardens known as residential partners/
Festival Gardens (approximately 25 acres), the Southern investors
Grasslands (approximately 37 acres) and the development
zone at the northern end of the site (27 acres). TOTAL SITE AREA: 36.5 hectares / 90 acres
This was presented at MIPIM in 2017. Since then, the Residential / leisure /
Council has been engaging with development partners in mixed- use.
the respect of future residential and leisure development. Development zone is
Detailed site investigation works are undergoing for 11 hectares / 27 acres.
the Gardens and Southern Grasslands with detailed
SUITABLE USES: C3 Dwellings, A1/A2/
works almost complete for the development zone.
A3 / A4 Ancillary Retail,
There is an extant outline planning consent for a
Food & Drink, C1 Hotels,
1,380 unit residential development with ancillary
retail/leisure facilities on the development C2 Residential Institutions,
zone. This expires in December 2022. D1 Medical Facilities
(Subject to Planning).
OPPORTUNITY DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2019 - 2029
Liverpool City Council commissioned K2 Architects to
produce a Visionary Masterplan for the regeneration of
this strategically important site. The ambitious vision will
deliver up to 2,000 homes, local shops, coffee shops and
restaurants and various community facilities including
a primary school. There are also proposals to deliver a
major leisure destination whilst retaining and revitalising
the public open space, the Gardens and the Southern
Grasslands. The leisure destination would ideally feature
a market leading water park, aimed at a national visitor
market. Associated family attractions, ancillary car
parking a hotel and related facilities are also proposed.
1711. KINGS WATERFRONT
Since 2000, over £550 million has been invested in
regenerating Liverpool’s waterfront. This investment has QUICK FACTS
provided a state-of-the-art arena, convention and exhibition
centre, new hotels, Grade A office space, cruise liner terminal, LOCATION: Kings Waterfront,
canal, ferry terminal, museum, apartments, restaurants and Liverpool City Centre
bars. Liverpool’s World Heritage Site waterfront is now home
TOTAL SITE AREA:
10.7 hectares / 25 acres
to the city’s premier culture, leisure and tourism destinations.
(approx).
Kings Waterfront represents the final piece in the jigsaw
Development site is
of the city’s waterfront regeneration programme. Most of
the 25 acre site is owned by the Homes & Communities 3.2 hectares / 8 acres.
Agency, with some £93 million worth of development DEVELOPER: Liverpool City Council
already completed, including the new £40 million seeking development
Exhibition Centre Liverpool and the £23 million, 200
partner
bedroom Pullman Hotel built next to the existing Arena
& Convention Centre Liverpool. In addition, the former ESTIMATED
Customs & Excise Offices on the adjacent Queens DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £30 - 50 Million
Dock has recently been completed with 240 apartments
with stunning river views at a cost of £30 million. DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2018 - 2021
OPPORTUNITY
Liverpool City Council are preparing to seek a development
partner for the 8 acre site which offers scope for a £30 -
£50m mixed use commercial led development to include
leisure, food/retail, hotel, restaurant, cafés, bars, water-
based attractions, offices and residential apartments in
a high quality public realm. The scheme’s components
will extend the cultural and leisure offer of the adjacent
Arena & Convention Centre Liverpool, Albert Dock and
Liverpool ONE shopping and leisure complex. The very best
modern design of the scheme will respect the surrounding
heritage setting, ensuring that the site is used to its best
advantage and delivers a world class development.
1812. KNOWSLEY 800
Knowsley Business Park (KBP) is one of the largest in England
with an area of approx. 1,285 acres located to the north and QUICK FACTS
south of the East Lancashire Road (A580). Overall it is home
to 800 businesses which employ approx.15,100 people LOCATION: Lees Road, Knowsley
and is estimated to contribute £214 million per annum to Business Park
the economy. Key sectors include manufacturing, retail,
TOTAL SITE AREA: 18.2 hectares / 45 acres
distribution, transport and communication. Knowsley 800
represents a 45 acre site on KBP available for development. DEVELOPER: Peel Logistics Property
KBP is extremely well connected by road and rail.
SUITABLE USES: B1 Offices, B2 General
Access to the East Lancashire Road (A580) and the
M57 motorway is available and a rail line to the north Industrial, B8 Storage &
of the site provides the business park with direct rail Distribution.
freight connections. This transport network provides PLANNING STATUS: Outline planning
rapid access to a number of key Liverpool City Region
permission granted for up
assets including Peel Ports Liverpool and Liverpool2
deep water terminal, located 10.5 miles from the site. to 800,000 sq ft
development.
Knowsley Council has invested £400,000 in A580
road improvements and a further £5.6m has been
invested to make improvements to road access
and infrastructure including major gateways,
junction improvements, wayfinding, access routes
and signage improvements across KBP.
OPPORTUNITY
Peel Logistics Property has secured outline planning
permission for up to 800,000 sq ft of development in the
well-established business park with excellent transport
connections and access to the Knowsley Rail Freight
Terminal. The site also benefits from a significant power
supply providing in excess of 10MVA. There are a range of
design and build opportunities available to occupiers.
1913. LIBERTY PARK
Liberty Park is a prominent 23 acre site with strategic
road links. The site forms part of 3MG, an established QUICK FACTS
and successful logistics location with an operating
intermodal rail terminal. This site is identified in the LOCATION: 3MG - Mersey Multimodal
Liverpool City Region Superport Strategy and is suitable Gateway, Widnes, Halton
for up to 405,000 sq ft of B1/B2/B8 accommodation.
DEVELOPER: Liberty / Stoford
Direct road access to Liberty Park is available from the
A562/ A5300 and planning permission is in place. TOTAL SITE AREA: 9.3 hectares / 23 acres
SUITABLE USES: Logistics, warehousing,
OPPORTUNITY manufacturing (outline
Design and build - Units from 107,210 sq ft to 405,300 sq ft planning permission
The scheme is available on a build to suit basis granted for B1, B2 and B8)
providing the opportunity to tailor the specification
and design to occupiers specific requirements. The DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Phase 1 commenced
Liberty / Stoford development will be targeting EPC 2018
ratings of ‘B’ and a BREEAM rating of ‘very good’.
The outline consent allows for:
• 12m and 15m eaves
• 50m service yards
• Dock level and level access loading doors
• Additional lorry parking provision
• Institutional car parking provision
• Bespoke tenant fit out available
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2115. LIVERPOOL HEALTH CAMPUS:
KNOWLEDGE QUARTER LIVERPOOL
The Liverpool Health Campus, in the Knowledge Quarter OPPORTUNITY
of the city, is adjacent to the University of Liverpool campus The delivery of the Liverpool Health Campus is underway
(in particular its life sciences disciplines) and the renowned with the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital nearing
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. completion. This will bring forward a 1 acre site created by
the demolition of the existing hospital. Adjacent to this,
The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is already constructing the University of Liverpool have completed the £21million
a new city hospital (£430 million) on the site and, in partnership Bioinnovation Hub and the Liverpool School of Tropical
with Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, has recently Medicine is continuing to develop its facilities.
opened the new Liverpool Life Sciences Accelerator
(£25 million). The Accelerator focuses on research into disease The principal opportunity is accommodated on the 1 acre
resistance and brings clinicians and academics together site created by the redevelopment of the new hospital. The
with SMEs. The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre will also open site, owned by the Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University
new facilities on the campus in Summer 2020 (£124 million). Hospitals NHS Trust, has obtained planning permission for the
The new facilities will be at the heart of the Royal Liverpool development of the site. Further development opportunities
University Hospital’s clinical research and delivery excellence. will be available after the hospital opens.
This focus and concentration of research activity covers
all aspects of life sciences research and draws in expertise QUICK FACTS
from other disciplines such as engineering, chemistry and
LOCATION:
Knowledge Quarter
computer science to develop the next generation of therapies,
diagnostics, medical devices (particularly digital sensors) and Liverpool,
care practices that are transforming human healthcare in the Liverpool City Centre
21st Century. TOTAL SITE AREA: 0.4 hectare / 1 acre
The Accelerator (pictured) houses purpose built facilities DEVELOPER: Seeking
for life science companies and its close proximity to clinicians development partner
enablesbetterunderstandingofpatient/clinicianneeds
anda clinical setting for testing new devices and SUITABLE USES: Life sciences
medical technologies. or healthcare
related developments
POTENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £100 Million +
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2014 - 2025
2216. PADDINGTON VILLAGE:
KNOWLEDGE QUARTER LIVERPOOL
This £1bn flagship expansion site sitting at the eastern gateway
to the city centre’s Knowledge Quarter, has been earmarked as QUICK FACTS
1.8m sq ft of science, technology, education and health space.
LOCATION: Knowledge Quarter
The site will be developed in three phases: Paddington
Central, Paddington South and Paddington North, with Liverpool,
phase one already well underway. At 30 acres, Paddington is a Liverpool City Centre
sizeable urban village, inspired by the sense of community you TOTAL SITE AREA: 12 hectares /30 acres.
would find in the likes of Kings Cross, St Pancras, London. Not
only will it be a great place to live but a great place to work, DEVELOPER: Seeking development
discover and socialise, with state-of-the art workspace, labs, partner
cafés, restaurants, shops, accommodation and events space.
SUITABLE USES: Residential, education
and commercial uses,
OPPORTUNITY
especially life sciences
As the owners of the land, Liverpool City Council is working and healthcare
closely with a range of organisations and existing and
potential new tenants to secure new business and job creating POTENTIAL
opportunities at the heart of the site. DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £1bn
The Council are already well underway with Paddington DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2017 - 2027
Central, developing its 10 plots, green space and public
realms, new hotel and the much needed multi-storey carpark.
Paddington Central will become home to The Royal College
of Physicians (RCP), who announced that they are to be one of
the site’s first anchor tenants, taking 70,000 sq ft of space for
their new Northern Centre of Excellence.
Also confirmed for Paddington Central is the 45,000 sq ft
Liverpool International College, a partnership between Kaplan
and the University of Liverpool and a new 35,000 sq ft Rutherford
Cancer Centre, with the ability to treat around 7,000 patients per
year, using pioneering Proton Beam Therapy.
2317. LIVERPOOL WATERS
This is the most ambitious and spectacular regeneration A replacement Isle of Man Ferry Terminal is also at an
project of its kind anywhere in the UK comprising advanced stage of design. Construction of a new road to
approximately 20 million sq ft of mixed use floorspace open up Central Docks is scheduled to start on site.
and an investment exceeding £5 billion. Liverpool
Waters will regenerate 148 acres of historic dockland Phase 2: Land is shortly to be identified and released for
further development for residential, hotel and other uses.
creating a world class, mixed use waterfront quarter in
central Liverpool. The scale of the development and its
ambitious 30 year vision makes Liverpool Waters one of
the most important and exciting riverside regeneration QUICK FACTS
and investment opportunities in Europe. The World
LOCATION: Liverpool Waterfront,
Heritage Inscription provides an opportunity to draw on
the sites cultural and physical heritage to deliver a world Liverpool City Centre
class scheme in the heart of Liverpool. Furthermore, TOTAL SITE AREA: 60 hectares / 148 acres
Liverpool Waters alongside its sister project Wirral Waters
together form the UK Government endorsed DEVELOPER: The Peel Group
and internationally promoted ‘Mersey Waters
SUITABLE USES: Office / Commercial /
Enterprise Zone’.
Residential / Hotels /
Leisure or Visitor attraction
OPPORTUNITY
PLANNING STATUS: Outline planning
Liverpool Waters is a multi-use development that is consent for 20 million sq ft
proposed to incorporate offices, visitor attractions, retail, of mixed use floorspace.
leisure, education, football stadium and community uses Detailed planning
as well as a significant residential presence. consent obtained for
Phase 1: Princes, Waterloo and Central Docks. 80,000 sq ft of office
Five residential buildings that will provide approximately space, currently seeking
950 apartments are already contractually committed with substantial pre-let
three developments on site including the Peel/Regenda to begin construction.
partnership. A new replacement Cruise Liner Terminal
and hotel at the location of the old timber jetties is at an POTENTIAL
advanced stage of design. DEVELOPMENT VALUE: Exceeding £5 Billion
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Phase 1 underway
2418. WIRRAL WATERS
Wirral Waters is the largest regeneration project in the • 100,000 sq m / 1,076,390 sq ft of culture, education,
UK by consented floor area. It is a mixed use, highly leisure, community and amenity floorspace
sustainable, ‘jobs led’ regeneration project directly • 250,000 sq m / 2,690,980 sq ft B2/B8/sui-generis
opposite Liverpool’s world class waterfront. The consent at West Float / Mobil
project forms part of the Mersey Waters Enterprise
Zone (EZ). There were 2 new buildings completed
within Wirral Waters in 2015: a £11.5 million BREEAM
Excellent Construction Skills College and a 48,000 sq ft QUICK FACTS
office building for The Contact Company. A mixed LOCATION: Wirral Waterfront, Wirral
use pipeline of projects will be coming to the market
in 2017 including the 1 million sq ft MEA Park, a new TOTAL SITE AREA: 202 hectares / 500 acres
50,000 sq ft office building, 2 residential properties
DEVELOPER: The Peel Group
and the Maritime Knowledge Hub. An investment
fund for Wirral Waters has been established to SUITABLE USES: Office / Commercial /
stimulate growth in the area, due to its EZ status. Residential / Hotels /
Wirral Waters is well connected with direct access Education / Advanced
to the M53 motorway, 4 railway stations within Manufacturing / Industry
close proximity and access to the Port.
PLANNING STATUS: Outline planning
permission granted in
OPPORTUNITY
May 2012
Initial development activity is to be clustered in 2
neighbourhood areas: ‘Four Bridges’ and ‘MEA Park’ at POTENTIAL
West Float. Since planning permission was granted, Peel DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £4.5 Billion
and partners have been undertaking a programme of site
remediation and preparation. Planning consent is in place for: DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Delivery will be in phases.
First phases are underway
• Up to 13,500 residential units (different types)
• 420,000 sq m / 4,520,840 sq ft of office floorspace
(Class B1)
• 60,000 sq m / 645,830 sq ft retail (Classes A1 - A5)
• 38,000 sq m / 409,030 sq ft hotel and conference
facilities (C1)
2519. MEA PARK
MEA Park forms part of the Mersey Waters Enterprise Zone.
It is located within Wirral Waters, the largest regeneration QUICK FACTS
project in the UK by consented floor area. MEA Park is a
nationally significant waterside manufacturing, logistics & LOCATION: MEA Park, Beaufort Road,
distribution, R&D and skills campus totalling > 1m sq ft of Wirral Waters, Wirral
floorspace. It is designed to support key growth sectors
TOTAL SITE AREA: 24 hectares / 60 acres
such as Maritime, Energy (wind, civil nuclear and tidal) and
Automotive but can accommodate any size requirement from DEVELOPER: The Peel Group
all sectors.
SUITABLE USES: B1/B2/B8 uses
The site has been remediated and serviced. It also has (light industrial, general
excellent connectivity with motorway, water, road and rail
industrial, distribution),
accessibility. An Investment Fund for Wirral Waters has been
offices, R&D
established to stimulate growth in the area, due to its EZ status,
for which MEA Park is applicable. and education
Initial activity is due to take place through the creation PLANNING STATUS: Outline planning
of the Wirral Waters ‘Skills Factory’ project and ‘Module permission has
Development Centre’ both at the existing 45,000 sq ft been secured
Mobil building.
ESTIMATED
OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £75 Million
A programme of site remediation and preparation as now
been completed. These first phase works also included DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Delivery will be in phases
the servicing of the site. Sites are now ‘oven ready’ for starting with the
development activity. Opportunities for: conversion of the
Mobil building
• Up to 1m sq ft of bespoke floorspace can
be provided
• Units can be created from 3,000 sq ft up to
500,000 sq ft
• MEA Park has Enterprise Zone Status including
Enhanced Capital Allowances
• Design & Build opportunity for specific and tailored
occupier needs
• Sites are remediated and serviced with a project
delivery team in place
2620. M6 MAJOR
Based at the heart of the North-West’s motorway network,
M6 Major is a major new Logistics park located in St Helens, QUICK FACTS
Merseyside. The site is strategically located on the A580 East
Lancashire Road only 1.5 miles east of Junction 23 of the M6. LOCATION: East Lancashire Road
It also offers direct access to the new Liverpool2 Superport. (A580), Haydock,
The site fronts the A580 East Lancashire road and is situated St Helens.
adjacent to the existing Haydock Industrial Estate where TOTAL SITE AREA: 90 Acres
occupiers include: Sainsbury’s Distribution, Booker Wholesale
Distribution and Costco. The site has a new all – ways traffic DEVELOPER: Bericote Properties
light junction allowing easy access via the East Lancashire Road
to Liverpool, the new Liverpool2 deep water port terminal and SUITABLE USES: B2 or B8
Manchester. Both Liverpool and Manchester Airports are within DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2018
30 minutes’ drive from the site.
OPPORTUNITY
Due for build completion in 2018, planning consent is in place
for up to 1.4 million sq. ft. of B2 or B8 opportunity available on
the M6 Major site with turnkey freehold or leasehold available.
M6 Major can offer a single unit of up to 910,000 square feet.
The development is specified to BREEAM Excellent standards
with flexible unit configuration and the potential for cross-
docking capabilities. Within the planning consent for the site
there is flexible unit configuration within the development to
suit individual needs of potential occupiers, the site will also
include the Woodland Park amenity area for the use
of occupiers.
The site has 2.5 million people within 30 minutes’ drive and
is ideally situated to maximise the use of local motorway
networks that allow access to a number of key locations
across the UK.
2721. MERE GRANGE
Mere Grange is located on the A570 St Helens Link
Way, close to M62 Junction 7 and St Helens town QUICK FACTS
centre. Strategically located just minutes away from
the M6/M62 interchange, the site is within 30 minutes LOCATION: St Helens Linkway,
of both Manchester and Liverpool airports. St Helens
TOTAL SITE AREA: 12.14 hectares / 30 acres
OPPORTUNITY
DEVELOPER: Network Space
Mere Grange is a high profile mixed office and industrial
business park located between Junction 7 M62 and St Helens SUITABLE USES: Uses: B1 Offices, B2
Town Centre. At the front of the site are self-contained modern General Industrial, B8
office buildings and to the rear high quality new build industrial Storage & Distribution
/ warehouse units built over 2 phases. Phase 1 is comprised
of 4 new build high quality industrial / warehouse units with POTENTIAL
additional land within phase 2 for design and build units. DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £20 Million
All units benefit from a prominent location within close DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2017 - 2019
proximity of local motorways, 3 phase electric, minimum 25
metres turning circles, single span warehousing with 8 Metre
minimum eaves height and high quality office space. Phase 2
of the development is also in planning and includes 3 acres of
further development for which design and build enquiries are
being sought.
Available Units;
• Mere Grange 201- 26,350 sq. ft
• Mere Grange 202 - 21,250 sq. ft
• Mere Grange 203 - 24,150 sq. ft
• Mere Grange 204 - 18,500 sq. ft
2822. MERSEY REACH
Mersey Reach is a 13.5 acre development situated in a prime
position to be able to benefit from the expansion of the Port QUICK FACTS
of Liverpool and the new Liverpool2 deep water container
terminal, being located less than 3 miles away. LOCATION: Dunnings Bridge Road
The site is strategically located on the A5036 Dunnings Bridge (A5036), Sefton
Road, the primary route connecting the Port of Liverpool with DEVELOPER: Chancerygate
the national motorway network and a key gateway route in to
Liverpool City Region from the north and east. TOTAL SITE AREA: 5.5 hectares / 13.5 acres
Mersey Reach offers a range of industrial and logistics units, SUITABLE USES: B1 & B2 General
ranging in size from just over 12,000 sq ft to 65,000 sq ft, Industrial, B8 Storage
with a total of c. 220,000 sq ft under development.
and Distribution.
OPPORTUNITY PLANNING STATUS: Planning Permission
Granted July 2017
Opportunities exist for bespoke design and build
POTENTIAL
solutions to meet occupier needs on Phase 2 of the
scheme, were 95,000 sq ft is proposed in the masterplan. DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £20 Million
A 36,000 sq ft unit has been pre-let to Grafton Group DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Spring 2018 start
Plc to trade as a Selco Builders Warehouse.
In addition, a two-acre plot on the front pf the site has been
pre-sold to Euro Garages which for a petrol filling station with
associated convenience store plus a Starbucks drive-thru
unit. It is expected that work will start on site in Spring 2018.
2923. LAND AT NORTH PERIMETER ROAD
The North Perimeter Road site extends approximately 27 OPPORTUNITY
acres within Knowsley Business Park. The site is capable of Situated on North Perimeter Road, the main ring rod
accommodating buildings up to 32,500m2 (350,000ft2). to the east of Knowsley Business Park, this site benefits
The site is situated on North Perimeter Road, the from direct access to the regional and national motorway
main ring road to the east of the Business Park. The network via junctions 4/5 of the M57. The speculative
Business Park offers direct access to the regional and warehouses will be completed to a high standard
national motorway network via junctions 4/5 of the specification with many desirable features, including:
M57. The Business Park is home to well known national
names such as QVC, Matalan, Amazon, Virgin Media • Up to 18m clear internal height
and Dairy Crest. The site is located 10 miles north • Self contained secure sites
east of Liverpool and 32 miles west of Manchester.
• Can accommodate individual
The A580/M57 (J4/5) intersection is within 3.5 miles, M62 is
12 miles to the south and the M58 at Switch Island is 6 miles buildings of up to 350,000 sq ft
to the north, both of which link to the M6. The A580 East
Lancashire road also provides direct access to J23 of the M6
which in turn allows excellent access to the wider national QUICK FACTS
motorway network. The port of Liverpool is 9 miles to the LOCATION: Knowsley Business Park,
west, home to Liverpool2 a new £400 million deep-water
Knowsley
terminal doubling the port’s container capacity, making it
one of the country’s best equipped and connected terminals. TOTAL SITE AREA: 6.5 hectares / 27 acres
The North Perimeter Road site is strategically located to
satisfy both port and non-port related requirements. SUITABLE USES: B2 General Industrial, B8
The location is further enhanced by its proximity to a Storage and Distribution
rail distribution centre which offers secure under cover DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Phase 1 late 2019
offloading and full mechanical handling and storage facilities
for cross docking, trans-shipment and intermodal operations.
3024. PALL MALL
Pall Mall is a prime 3.6ha city centre site and a fabulous The northern part of the Pall Mall site being Phase II
opportunity to develop approx. 2 million sq ft of high (2.2ha) is owned by a third party and is currently operated
quality city centre development, including substantial as a surface car park by NCP on what was the railway
amounts of Grade A office space. This would help station. This part of the site represents a second phase
to facilitate the expansion of Liverpool’s Commercial of a wider masterplan which will see the creation of
Business District and further the city’s ability to grow more offices and a mix of other uses to support the city’s
its professional and financial services sector. growing city-centre population and could include further
Liverpool’s commercial office sector has undergone a retail and leisure uses, hotel, a multi-storey car park and
steady transformation. The £120 million St Paul’s Square an opportunity for a residential development of circa
development established a new commercial quarter in 1,500 - 2,000 new homes set in a quality public realm.
the city, drawing new and existing businesses including
Hill Dickinson, Investec, Santander, Allied Irish Bank,
HBOS, DWF, Weightmans and Maersk. This was ten QUICK FACTS
years ago and significant take-up has led to a very LOCATION: Liverpool Commercial
limited supply of Grade A office space being available
District, Liverpool City
in the city centre. The City Council recognises that
Centre
the availability of Grade A office accommodation, is
fundamental to the future economic growth of the city when TOTAL SITE AREA: 3.6 hectares / 8.8 acres
competing in a regional and national market context.
DEVELOPER: KIER/ CTP (Phase 1)
OPPORTUNITY SUITABLE USES: Commercial led
The site splits into two phases; Phase I (1.2ha) is in mixed-use development
Liverpool City Council ownership and adjoins the former PLANNING STATUS: Supplementary planning
Exchange Station. It was acquired with the intention of
document supports 2m sq
the Council remediating and reclaiming the site ready
for its redevelopment. A development partner has been ft of mixed-use floor-
selected. The Council are preparing a remediation space / Draft Liverpool
planning application in conjunction with the developer’s Local Plan supports office
hybrid planning application with both applications development in this
due to be determined by December 18. The site can location
accommodate circa 400,000 sq ft of new Grade A office
accommodation in four new buildings with ancillary POTENTIAL
leisure and retail uses and a high quality public realm. DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £160 - 180 Million
(Phase 1)
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2019 - 2026 (Phase 1)
3125. PARKSIDE PHASE 1
Parkside Phase 1 is based on the site of the former Parkside The site will also play a strategic role in creating a M6
Colliery. At its peak employed nearly 2,000 people and growth corridor and is perfectly poised to take advantage
produced around 1 million tonnes of coal. Parkside Phase 1 of regional developments such as the Liverpool 2 initiative
is the first phase of development on a joint venture between and Atlantic Gateway at the Port of Liverpool, as well
commercial developers Langtree and St Helens Council to as opportunities that come from being part of both the
once again make Parkside a key regional employment site. Northern Powerhouse and the Liverpool City Region.
Located to the south of Newton-le-Willows. It is bordered by
the A49 to the west, the transpenine railway line to the north,
the M6 to the east and Hermitage Brook to the south. First
stage planning has now been submitted that will transform QUICK FACTS
the disused colliery site into a new employment park.
LOCATION: Newton le Willows,
This will meet the huge demand for employment space in
St Helens.
St Helens driven by the growth at the Port of Liverpool.
The site is one of the biggest in the area and TOTAL SITE AREA: 232 Acres
benefits from excellent links to local road networks
and a public transport system that has benefited DEVELOPER: Parkside Regeneration
from a new £21 million public transport hub. SUITABLE USES: B2 General Industrial, B8
Storage & Distribution
OPPORTUNITY
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2019 / 2020
In January 2018 planning was submitted for Parkside
Phase 1 for over 1 million sq. ft. of employment space
and plans are being submitted for a new direct link
road in to the site from junction 22 of the M6.
Parkside Phase 1 promises to be a key location within the
city region offering equidistance between Liverpool and
Manchester and immediate access to the M6. St Helens
Council has brought forward plans for a Parkside Link Road
which would provide a new road through the Parkside site,
linking the A49 to an improved junction 22 on the M6.
3226. PLP AIR LOGISTICS
Air Logistics is located in Speke, South Liverpool
within Liverpool’s automotive, biomanufacturing QUICK FACTS
and logistics cluster. The site is situated adjacent to
Liverpool John Lennon airport and only 5 minutes LOCATION: Speke Hall Avenue /
away from the Halewood plant of Jaguar Land Rover. Stirling Road, Liverpool.
In addition, Air Logistics is neighbouring Liverpool
TOTAL SITE AREA: 200,000 sq ft with units
International Business Park which is already home
to B&M Retail, Prinovis, Gefco, DHL and Adient. starting from 6,643 sq m /
71,500 sq ft
Key Points
DEVELOPER: PLP
• Excellent road & rail connections
SUITABLE USES: B2 General Industrial, B8
• 8 miles from Liverpool city centre Storage & Distribution
• 12 miles from Liverpool2 deep sea container terminal DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2019 / 2020
• Close to A561, the main arterial route offering
immediate access to the M62, M56 & M6 motorways
OPPORTUNITY
Air Logistics provides a build to suit opportunity for
logistics/warehousing units starting from 71,500 sq ft.
Indicative specifcation for the units include:
• 10m-12.5m eaves height
• floor loading of 50kN/sqm
• 5% office content
• BREEAM ‘very good’ rating
• Excellent car and HGV parking
There is a full design team in place to respond
to occupational requirements.
3327. SOUTHPORT BUSINESS PARK - KEW
Southport Business Park is north Sefton’s largest available site Southport Business Park Extension is committed to Wilson
with a total of 27.6 acres available across two sites for new Bowden Developments via agreement with David Wilson
business development. The business park is already home Homes. This smaller site, totalling 11.6 acres is likely to
to a number of high profile legal, technological and financial be available for new B1 and sui generis development
businesses including DC Law, Experian, GTT Communications, Site Investigation data is available to support any developer
Paymentshield and Premier Wealth Management. partner which will give clarity to the level of investment
The site is well located to the south-east of Southport required to bring forward the new development.
town centre in Kew, on the main route towards the
M58 and M6 motorways. Southport Business Park sits
just 13 miles north of the Port of Liverpool and the
Liverpool2 deep water container terminal and is easily QUICK FACTS
accessible to both Liverpool and Manchester city LOCATION: Wight Moss Way, Kew,
centres (44 and 64 minutes’ drive time respectively)
Southport, Sefton
The Business Park has been growing for a number of years and
continues to attract new development and occupier enquiries. TOTAL SITE AREA: 11.7 hectares / 27.6 acres
The GTT facility (an ultrafast, super low latency globally across 2 sites
connected fibre network) connects the site globally, DEVELOPER: Sefton Council and
including key financial and technology hubs such as New
Wilson Bowden
York, Boston, London, Frankfurt, Paris and Amsterdam.
Developments
This provides a unique opportunity to develop a stand out
development with broad appeal to innovative occupiers. SUITABLE USES: B1/B2 and smaller scale
B8 Business Space
OPPORTUNITY PLANNING STATUS: Allocated for most
Southport Business Park Phase 1 represents a 16-acre appropriate employment
development site on the existing business park which Sefton uses alongside
Council are promoting for new business space. A strategy
sui generis uses
promoting development of the Phase 1 sites is under
preparation which will direct the marketing of the site in 2018. POTENTIAL
It is intended that a developer partner will be in place by late DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £60 - 100 Million
2018 with the first new development being available from 2020.
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2018 – 2032
3428. SOUTHPORT FAIRWAYS PARK & RIDE
The visitor economy (including business tourism) is a
key element of the economic future of Southport, worth QUICK FACTS
over £518m annually. Southport attracts over 8.7 million
visitors a year and plays host to a number of national LOCATION: Marine Drive, Southport,
events such as The Southport Air Show, Southport Sefton
Flower Show and has hosted The Open Golf 10 times.
TOTAL SITE AREA: 2.5 hectares / 6 acres
Southport Golf Links is a high quality and popular
18-hole municipal golf course to the north of DEVELOPER: Sefton Council
the town centre. Adjoining the golf course to
SUITABLE USES: Major leisure attraction
the south is the Sefton Council owned former
Fairways Park and Ride; a 6-acre development site PLANNING STATUS: Allocated for leisure
allocated for a major visitor based attraction. facilities, hotels, facilities
for conferences, and
OPPORTUNITY attractions.
Redevelopment of the former Fairways Park and POTENTIAL
Ride site is proposed and would be suitable for
DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £75 Million
high quality visitor accommodation (including hotel
and self-catering accommodation), associated DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2018 – 2021
parking and other complementary leisure
facilities to support the existing golf course.
This aerial photography is provided by the North West Strategic Coastal
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