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INTRODUCTION
With a global perspective, world famous brands and exceptional economic strengths, Liverpool is recognised as one of the UK’s leading business destinations. We are at the centre of the UK’s second largest regional economy with access to 6 million customers. Our regional economy is worth more than £149 billion with 236,000 businesses. We are home to global Fortune 500 companies complemented 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 12 universities producing nearly 80,000 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, BNY Mellon, Jaguar Land Rover, Maersk, Siemens, Sony & Unilever.
Liverpool continues to change and attract investment. In the last 10 years, the city has attracted over £7.5 billion of physical investment. The scale and quality of the city’s transformation has been of international significance. There are no plans to stop however, exciting opportunities have been identified to sustain the momentum.
Over the next decade Liverpool will deliver some of the UK’s largest and most ambitious development and infrastructure schemes – Liverpool2 deep water terminal, Mersey Gateway river crossing and the Liverpool and Wirral Waters waterfront transformation are just a small selection of major schemes in the City Region.
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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITESThis brochure highlights some of the major property opportunities currently available throughout the Liverpool City Region with a combined value well in excess of £10 billion. These properties provide the opportunity to invest in planned schemes or develop new property in the city region.
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YOUR NEXT MOVEInvest Liverpool are ready to support you with your investment plans. We can provide comprehensive, free of charge advice and support from initial enquiry through to delivery of your project, providing a soft 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 opportunities available in the Liverpool City Region.
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HOW WE CAN HELP YOUOur investment team is committed to growing your business. As part of our services, we offer a broad portfolio of support to companies interested in growing or establishing their business in Liverpool City Region. Our services include:
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PROPERTY OPPORTUNITIES1 Aquila 118
2 Atlantic Park
3 Beacon 62
4 Cains Brewery Village
5 Chancerygate Business Park
6 New China Town
7 Cronton Colliery
8 Daresbury Park
9 HBC Field
10 The Hive
11 International Festival Gardens
12 Kings Waterfront
13 Knowsley 800 - Knowsley Business Park
14 Liverpool International Business Park & L175
15 Liverpool Health Campus
16 Pall Mall
17 Liverpool Waters
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19 Signature Living Property Investments
20 Southport Business Park - Kew
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25 Stonebridge Business Park & Stonebridge Cross
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28 Viking Park
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Huyton Business Park, Knowsley. Immediately adjacent to the M57/M62 Interchange.
DEVELOPER: DB Symmetry
TOTAL SITE AREA: 10,941 sq m / 117,774 sq ft floorspace
SUITABLE USES: B2 General Industrial, B8 Storage & Distribution
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Available for occupation early 2017
1. AQUILA 118
Aquila 118 is a major industrial and logistics facility currently under development at Huyton Business Park. Comprising of approximately 118,000 sq ft, the industrial warehouse facility is being refurbished and remodelled into a modern high quality fit-for-purpose unit. It features an expansive warehouse with large power supply, 7 metre clearance height and cross loading. The site will be completed to BREEAM very good standard and will be ready for occupation early 2017. Huyton Business Park is an established business park in Knowsley and is situated on the intersection of the M62/M57 motorways with a number of large distribution occupiers including Halewood International, Olympic Oils and Parcel Force in close proximity. Aquila 118 is 6.5 miles from Boulevard Industry Park, home to Jaguar Land Rover Halewood and many more automotive and biomanufacturing companies. Aquila 118 is 7 miles from Liverpool John Lennon Airport and 11 miles from Peel Ports Liverpool and the Liverpool2 deep water container terminal.
OPPORTUNITY Aquila 118 represents a significant occupier opportunity to let or it could be considered for sale. The accommodation is summarised as follows:• 98,510 sq ft warehouse/7m clearance height • 18,889 sq ft ground and first floor offices and storage• 20 HGV trailer parking with significant additional parking if required • Cross loaded
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Dunnings Bridge Road (A5036), Sefton
DEVELOPER: Royal London Asset Management
TOTAL SITE AREA: 21 hectares / 52 acres
SUITABLE USES: B1 Offices, B2 General Industrial, B8 Storage and Distribution. Potential for C1 hotel use on frontage.
PLANNING STATUS: Outline consent for 800,000 sq ft (scope for further space)
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £50 - 90 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Current and ongoing
2. ATLANTIC PARK
Atlantic Park is North Liverpool’s most established and premier mixed use business park and is home to a number of high profile occupiers which include Capita, Balfour Beatty, One Vision Housing and Turtle Wax.The 52 acre site is strategically located enabling it to capitalise on its proximity to Peel Ports Liverpool and the new Liverpool2 deep water container terminal, which is 2 miles from Atlantic Park. The site is able to offer a range of bespoke design and build solutions for office and industrial occupiers and has planning consent for 800,000 sq ft of B1, B2 & B8 uses.The developer, Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), is one of the UK’s leading fund management companies, RLAM is the dedicated fund management arm of Royal London Group.
OPPORTUNITY Atlantic Park is capable of hosting a wide range of occupiers and uses. Flexible solutions means that a further 350,000 sq ft of office space could be accomodated, along with over 600,000 sq ft of B1, B2, B8 (industrial and distribution/logistics) appropriate to clients needs.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Junction 6, M62 motorway/Junction 1, M57 motorway, Knowsley
DEVELOPER: Henry Boot Developments & Barnfield Construction
TOTAL SITE AREA: 4.5 hectares/11.4 acres
SUITABLE USES: B1, B2 General Industrial, B8 Storage & Distribution.
PLANNING STATUS: The site is zoned for employment use
3. BEACON 62
Beacon 62 is an 11.4 acre key employment site in Knowsley. It is strategically located at Junction 6 of the M62 and has a frontage to both the M62 and M57 motorways. This enables easy access to major transport hubs such as Liverpool Airport, Peel Ports Liverpool and the Liverpool2 deep water container terminal. The site has been identified as a key gateway into the Liverpool City Region. The City Region is keen to maximise the employment potential of the site and to capture new investment opportunities that will be generated through the expanded port. The site has benefitted from outline planning consent for a range of employment uses and the developer is working with Knowsley to bring forward development and capture new investment opportunities to facilitate economic growth.
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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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Baltic Triangle, Liverpool City Centre
DEVELOPER: Brewery Village Ltd
TOTAL SITE AREA: 2.8 hectares / 7 acres
SUITABLE USES: Residential, food, retail, hotel, cinema, theatre, brewery, digital & creative industries, leisure, shops, cafes / restaurants and drinking establishments.
PLANNING STATUS: Outline Planning Consent 05/03/2014 Pre-application Report 09/06/2016
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £375 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2016 - 2019
4. CAINS BREWERY VILLAGE
Brewery Village Ltd has been granted outline planning permission for 1 million sq ft residential led mixed use development on the site of the former Robert Cain brewery in the south of Liverpool City Centre. Cains Brewery Village lies within the Baltic Triangle development area which provides support for independent and creative businesses, and is a popular destination for both visitors and locals. The newly proposed scheme comprises a craft brewery/visitor centre, beauty/spa centre, 196 bedroom hotel (4 star), artisan retail units, restaurants, Sky Bar, events centre, drinking establishment, and 1,416 new apartments.
OPPORTUNITY Cains Brewery Village will form the heart of a vibrant urban village and will underpin the regeneration of the Baltic Triangle into an area thriving with creative and independent minded companies and individuals. Cains Brewery Village will contain a rich mix of uses, many of which will be housed within the Grade II listed building.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Dunnings Bridge Road (A5036), Sefton
DEVELOPER: Chancerygate
TOTAL SITE AREA: 5.5 hectares / 13.5 acres
SUITABLE USES: B1 & B2 General Industrial, B8 Storage and Distribution.
PLANNING STATUS: Pre-application submitted. Full application spring 2016.
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £15 - 20 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2016 start
5. CHANCERYGATE BUSINESS PARK
Chancerygate Business Park is a new development situated in a prime position to be able to benefit from Peel Ports Liverpool and the new Liverpool2 deep water container terminal. The 13.5 acre site is located 2.5 miles from Peel Ports Liverpool and Liverpool2, the M57 and M58 motorways are just 0.5 miles from the site. The developer, Chancerygate, is able to offer a range of bespoke design and build solutions on Chancerygate Business Park for occupiers, with proposed units ranging in size from 105,000 sq ft to 118,000 sq ft.
OPPORTUNITY Opportunities to design and build premises of up to 118,000 sq ft to meet occupier needs. Chancerygate Business Park already has Expressions of Interest in place from a number of users, including Eurogarage and Starbucks, ensuring the site will have amenities from the outset. The opportunity exists for occupiers seeking new distribution or manufacturing space in a prime location to the north of Liverpool, serving a large local market and with easy access to Peel Ports and national motorway network.
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6. NEW CHINA TOWN
Liverpool’s China Town is located on the southern fringe of the city centre, home to the oldest Chinese population in Europe and the largest Chinese arch of its kind outside of China. Transformational plans have been set to establish a new China Town in the city, an extension to the existing China Town, along the frontage of Great George Street. The £200 million project will create a new urban quarter comprising 790 new homes, 130 bed hotel and 120,000 sq ft of new commercial and retail space. The project will include a Chinese themed retail area, new cultural and community facilities as well as a substantial number of live-work spaces providing accommodation for Chinese businesses to set up in the city. Space will be provided for up to 200 new businesses with the potential to create 1,000 jobs.
OPPORTUNITYThe developers of the New China Town project are currently seeking investment into the £200 million scheme. The scheme also provides an opportunity for Chinese business and residents to take advantage of the living, retail and business space offer.
QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Great George Street, Liverpool City Centre
DEVELOPER: North Point Global
SUITABLE USES: Leisure, retail, business and live / work spaces
PLANNING STATUS: Planning consent for 790 new homes, 130 bed hotel and 120,000 sq ft of new commercial and retail space.
DEVELOPMENT COST: £200 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Phase 1 commenced, due for completion Q4 2017
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Junction 6, M62 motorway/ Junction 1, M57 motorway, Knowsley
TOTAL SITE AREA: 70.79 hectares / 175 acres. Development site minimum 22.5 hectares / 56 acres
DEVELOPER: Seeking development partner
SUITABLE USES: B8 Storage & Distribution
PLANNING STATUS: Comprehensive masterplan ahead of planning application
7. CRONTON COLLIERY
Cronton Colliery is a 175 acre site with an expanse of mostly flat land adjacent to the motorway, and plateaus of mining waste towards the south of the site. It is broadly triangular in shape bounded by the M62 to the north, Fox’s Bank Lane to the east, and Cronton Road to the south.The development site provides for a minimum of 56 acres and taking advantage of its immediate proximity to the M62 and M57, the site has been identified for logistics, storage and distribution uses.
OPPORTUNITY The site is a key gateway into the wider Liverpool City Region and its immediate proximity to the M62 provides a major opportunity for logistics. Knowsley Council is currently working with landowners to bring forward a comprehensive masterplan to support any planning application and provide a framework for the development of the site.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Daresbury, Halton
DEVELOPER: Marshall CDP
TOTAL SITE AREA: 91.1 hectares / 225 acres
SUITABLE USES: Offices
PLANNING STATUS: Planning consent for 1.6 million sq ft
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2016 – 2018
8. DARESBURY PARK
Daresbury Park, situated adjacent to M56 Junction 11, is a 225 acre high quality business park which is home to head office, financial services and high tech operations. In a rural setting, it is fully managed, providing 24-hour on-site security and maintenance.A recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers identified Daresbury Park as having one of the best ‘offers’ in the North West. High quality office accommodation ranges from 1,500 sq ft up to bespoke HQ office buildings of 500,000 sq ft. There are also design and build opportunities available on either a purchase or let basis.
OPPORTUNITYDaresbury 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.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Widnes, Halton
DEVELOPER: To be appointed
TOTAL SITE AREA: 5.26 hectares / 13 acres net developable area
SUITABLE USES: Logistics, warehousing
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2017 – 2020
9. HBC FIELD
HBC Field is a prominent, greenfield site, with strategic road and rail links. The site forms part of 3MG, an established and successful logistics location, with an operating intermodal rail terminal. The site is identified in the Liverpool City Region SuperPort Strategy and is suitable for up to 1 million sq ft of rail-linked B8 accommodation. New road access from the A562/A5300 is in place and planning permission exists for new rail sidings to serve the site.
OPPORTUNITYPhase 1 of the site is under development with Tier 1 rail supplier Alstom. Up to 13 acres are available for industrial developments suited to logistics and warehousing activities.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: The Hive, Estuary Commerce Park, Liverpool
DEVELOPER: Marshall CDP
TOTAL SITE AREA: 5.86 hectares / 13 acres
SUITABLE USES: B1 Offices, B2 General Industrial, B8 Storage & Distribution
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2016 – 2018
10. THE HIVE
The Hive is located on Estuary Commerce Park in Speke, South Liverpool, within Liverpool’s automotive and biomanufacturing cluster. A number of vehicle assembly and component-related businesses are located within 5 minutes of the park including Jaguar Land Rover, BAC Mono, IAC, Getrag Ford and Johnson Controls. Estuary Commerce Park is a well-established, landscaped infrastructure of wide boulevards and striking water features on the site of the first Liverpool Speke Airport. The prestigious nature of the park has attracted a number of high profile occupiers including Shop Direct Group, Lloyds Banking Group, DHL and The Riverside Housing Group. The Hive is a Marshall CDP development, totalling 25 acres of land. Recent tenants include Johnson Controls who moved into their £10 million building on The Hive in March 2014.The Hive is just 5 minutes away from 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 container terminal is located 12 miles away.
OPPORTUNITYThere is currently 13 acres of available land for development at The Hive. The developer, Marshall CDP, can offer bespoke, high quality units for sale or to let ranging from 50,000 sq ft – 275,000 sq ft.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Riverside Drive, Liverpool
DEVELOPER: Seeking development partner
TOTAL SITE AREA: 36.5 hectares / 90 acres. Residential/leisure. Development site is 11 hectares / 27 acres.
SUITABLE USES: C3 Dwellings, D2 (Subject to Planning): Assembly and Leisure.
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2017 - 2020
11. INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL GARDENS
The former International Festival Gardens site which opened in 1984 and closed in 1996 is situated at Riverside Drive, and has recently been purchased by Liverpool City Council. The site is located adjacent to the River Mersey and 3 miles from the city centre and offers an opportunity of regional/national significance. The site comprises the publicly accessible gardens known as Festival Gardens (approx. 25 acres) the Southern Grasslands (approx. 37 acres) and the development site (27 acres). It was a former landfill site so the City Council has undertaken extensive investigation work into the site and has a comprehensive understanding of the remediation requirements.The development site benefits from a planning consent for 1,308 apartments and 66 town houses in block with ancillary retail/leisure facilities at ground level. This planning consent has never been delivered and will lapse in 2021.The Festival Gardens (to the south of the development site) underwent a £3.7 million refurbishment in 2011 including the restoration of the Chinese and Japanese gardens, the lake, the creation of new woodland walks and a new walkway through the middle of the site, linking the Gardens to the Waterfront. Since re-opening in 2012, the Festival Gardens have received over 200,000 visitors.
OPPORTUNITY Liverpool City Council has recently commissioned a vision document for the site to inform the development opportunities and development zones. K2 Architects have produced an ambitious vision for a “long term project” at the 90 acre former Festival Gardens site,
to deliver 3,000 homes, cultural venues and public realm. The vision incorporates improved formal gardens with public realm and landscaped areas, major cultural venues and independent retailers and restaurants, fisheries and wildlife areas in the Southern Grasslands, alongside new docks and a waterpark. The plan also raises the prospect of the introduction of a Mersey Ferry landing stage, and improved connection with the nearby St Michaels Mersey Rail station.The Gardens and the wider Southern Grasslands offer a greater opportunity to deliver a leisure/visitor destination of regional/national presence.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Kings Waterfront, Liverpool City Centre
TOTAL SITE AREA: 10.7 hectares / 25 acres (approx). Development site is 3.2 hectares / 8 acres.
DEVELOPER: Seeking development Partner
ESTIMATED DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £30 - 50 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2017 - 2020
12. KINGS WATERFRONT
Since 2000, over £550 million has been invested in regenerating Liverpool’s waterfront. This investment has provided a state-of-the-art arena, convention and exhibition centre, new hotels, Grade A office space, cruise liner terminal, canal, ferry terminal, museum, apartments, restaurants and bars. Liverpool’s World Heritage Site waterfront is now home to the city’s premier culture, leisure and tourism destinations. Kings Waterfront represents the final piece in the jigsaw of the city’s waterfront regeneration programme. Most of the 25 acre site is owned by the Homes & Communities Agency, with some £93 million worth of development already completed, including the new £40 million Exhibition Centre Liverpool and the £23 million, 200 bedroom Pullman Hotel built next to the existing Arena & Convention Centre Liverpool. In addition, the former Customs & Excise Offices on the adjacent Queens Dock has recently been completed with 240 apartments with stunning river views at a cost of £30 million.
OPPORTUNITY The Homes & Communities Agency is 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.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Lees Road, Knowsley Business Park
TOTAL SITE AREA: 18.2 hectares / 45 acres
DEVELOPER: Peel Logistics
SUITABLE USES: B1 Offices, B2 General Industrial, B8 Storage & Distribution.
PLANNING STATUS: Outline planning permission granted for up to 800,000 sq ft development.
13. 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 south of the East Lancashire Road A580. Overall it is home to 800 businesses which employ approx.15,100 people and is estimated to contribute £214 million per annum to the economy. Key sectors include manufacturing, retail, distribution, transport and communication. Knowsley 800 represents a 45 acre site on KBP available for development.KBP is extremely well connected by road and rail. Access to the East Lancashire Road (A580) and the M57 motorway is available and a rail line to the north of the site provides the business park with direct rail freight connections. This transport network provides rapid access to a number of key Liverpool City Region assets including Peel Ports Liverpool and Liverpool2 deep water container terminal, located 10.5 miles away from the site.Knowsley Council has already invested £400,000 in A580 road improvements to date and a further £5.6 million has been allocated to make improvements to road access and infrastructure including major gateways, junction improvements, wayfinding, access routes and signage improvements across KBP.
OPPORTUNITY Peel Logistics 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.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Liverpool International Business Park, Liverpool
TOTAL SITE AREA: Development: 4.8 hectares / 11.91acres Completed: 16,264 sq m / 175,000 sq ft warehouse.
DEVELOPER: Peel Logistics
SUITABLE USES: B1 Offices, B2 General Industrial, (Subject to planning) B8 Storage & Distribution
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2016 – 2018
14. LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARK & L175Liverpool International Business Park & L175 are situated in Speke, South Liverpool, the heart of Liverpool’s automotive and biomanufacturing cluster. It is located just 5 minutes from Jaguar Land Rover’s Halewood plant, adjacent to Liverpool John Lennon Airport and 12 miles from Peel Ports Liverpool and Liverpool2 deep water container terminal.The park spans some 157 acres, offering a superb working environment that is perfect for attracting the top quality staff for your business needs. Existing tenants include B&M Retail (with 2 new distribution warehouses totalling 1.2 million sq ft), and the Prinovis Liverpool catalogue and magazine printing plant. There is currently 11.91 acres of land available for new development as well as the recently completed 175,000 sq ft warehouse, L175, a Grade A standard logistics warehousing facility. L175 is ideal for occupiers such as automotive supply chain companies serving the Halewood plant, distribution functions and manufacturers alike.
OPPORTUNITY With almost 12 acres of fully serviced land available across a variety of sites as well as availability of brand new, Grade A warehouse premises, Liverpool International Business Park presents options for occupiers, new build industrial and offices. Properties and sites currently available include: • L175 – 16,264 sq m / 175,000 sq ft logistics warehouse • “Cell 4A” – 1.03 ha / 2.56 acres • “Cell 4B” – 1.4 ha / 3.46 acres • “Cell 6A” – 1.11 ha / 2.73 acres • “Cell 12” – 1.28 ha / 3.16 acres
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Knowledge Quarter, Liverpool City Centre
TOTAL SITE AREA: 0.4 hectare / 1 acre
DEVELOPER: Seeking development partner
SUITABLE USES: Life sciences or healthcare related developments
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £100 Million +
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2014 - 2025
15. LIVERPOOL HEALTH CAMPUS
The Liverpool Health Campus, in the Knowledge Quarter of the city, is adjacent to the University of Liverpool campus (in particular its life sciences disciplines) and the renowned Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is already constructing a new facility (£430 million) on the site and, in partnership with Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, is now also constructing the Liverpool Life Sciences Accelerator (£25 million). This will focus on research into antimicrobial resistance and will bring clinicians and academics together with SMEs. Both are due to open in June 2017. Clatterbridge Cancer Centre will also open new facilities on the campus in 2019 (£124 million). The new facilities will be at the heart of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital’s clinical research and delivery excellence.This focus and concentration of research activity covers all aspects of life sciences research and draws in expertise from other disciplines such as engineering, chemistry and computer science to develop the next generation of therapies, diagnostics, medical devices (particularly digital sensors) and care practices that are transforming human healthcare in the 21st Century.The Liverpool Life Sciences Accelerator (pictured) will have purpose built facilities for life science companies and its close proximity to clinicians will enable better understanding of patient/clinician needs and a clinical setting for testing new devices and medical technologies.
OPPORTUNITY The delivery of the Liverpool Health Campus has commenced construction with the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital now over 2 years into construction, the delivery of which will bring forward a 1 acre site created by the demolition of the existing hospital. Adjacent to this, the University of Liverpool have completed the £21million Bioinnovation Hub and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is continuing to develop its facilities.The principal opportunity is accommodated on the 1 acre site created by the redevelopment of the new hospital. The site, owned by the RLBUHT, has already obtained planning permission for the development of the whole site. Additional new development opportunities will be available after the hospital opens in 2017.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Commercial District, Liverpool City Centre
TOTAL SITE AREA: 3.5 hectares / 8.6 acres
DEVELOPER: Seeking development partner
SUITABLE USES: Commercial led mixed use
PLANNING STATUS: Supplementary planning document agreed for 200,000 sq m / 2,152,782 sq ft office space
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £200 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2017 – 2025
16. PALL MALL
Pall Mall represents a fabulous opportunity to develop approx. 2 million sq ft of high quality Grade A office space, with ancillary floorspace. It will deliver the natural expansion of Liverpool’s Commercial District within the City Enterprise Zone. Since 2008, Liverpool’s commercial office sector has been undergoing a steady transformation. The £120 million St Paul’s Square development, completed in 2011, established a new commercial quarter in the city, drawing new and existing businesses including Hill Dickinson, Investec, Santander, Allied Irish Bank, HBOS, DWF, Weightmans and Maersk to this growth area.Annual take-up is averaging around 290,600 sq ft, with 457,000 sq ft of new office space constructed and 727,600 sq ft of refurbished since 2008. The supply of available Grade A space in the Commercial District is reaching a point where demand is outstripping supply.
OPPORTUNITY The site represents 8.6 acres of prime city centre land, with an anticipated value in excess of £200 million. The site is a 2 minute walk from Moorfields rail station which connects the Liverpool City Region and Lime Street station, the city’s mainline station. The site splits into 2 sites;Phase 1 (2.9 acres): “Pall Mall Exchange” adjoining the former Exchange Station development was recently acquired by Liverpool City Council from the Homes & Communities Agency. The City Council is undertaking site investigation work to ready the site for development. The site has the potential to deliver up to 350,000 sq ft floorspace, with ancillary ground floor uses. A development partner for this phase is being sought.
Phase 2 (5.7 acres): “Pall Mall” is owned by NCP/ Hillstep and currently operated as a surface car park by NCP on what was the railway station infrastructure. This part of the site represents a second phase of development, with more mixed use and a strong residential focus to support the city’s growing city centre population and could include leisure, hotel and car parking developments. From a residential perspective, the remainder of the site offers an opportunity for a residential development of circa 1,500 -2,000 new homes.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool City Centre
TOTAL SITE AREA: 60 hectares / 148 acres
DEVELOPER: The Peel Group
SUITABLE USES: Office / Commercial / Residential / Hotels / Visitor attraction
PLANNING STATUS: Outline planning consent for 18.3 million sq ft of mixed use floorspace. Detailed planning consent obtained for 80,000 sq ft of office space, currently seeking substantial pre-let to begin development.
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £5.5 Billion
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Phase 1 estimated to start in 2017
17. LIVERPOOL WATERS
This is the most ambitious regeneration project of its kind anywhere in the UK. Comprising over 21.5m sq ft of mixed use floorspace and an investment of £5.5 billion. Liverpool Waters will regenerate a 148 acre historic dockland site to create a world class, mixed use waterfront quarter in central Liverpool. The scale of the development and its ambitious 30 year vision make Liverpool Waters one of the most important waterside regeneration and investment opportunities in Europe. The World Heritage Inscription provides an opportunity to draw on the sites cultural and physical heritage to deliver a world class scheme in the heart of Liverpool. Furthermore, Liverpool Waters alongside its sister project Wirral Waters together form the UK Government endorsed and internationally promoted ‘Mersey Waters Enterprise Zone’.
OPPORTUNITY Liverpool Waters will include mixed use development of incorporating offices, visitor attractions, retail and leisure, education and community as well as significant residential development. Phase 1: Princes Dock. Development will add to the existing office, hotel and retail uses and opportunities exist for: • 100 sq m / 1,070 sq ft of shops (convenience) • 7,600 sq m / 81,800 sq ft of restaurants and cafés • 57,100 sq m / 614,600 sq ft of businesses • 300,000 sq m / 3,229,200 sq ft of Grade A office space • 14,900 sq m / 160,400 sq ft of hotels • 88,500 sq m / 950,000 sq ft of residential
to provide up to 1,200 homes
Liverpool Waters currently has interested parties seeking to develop:• Proposed Cruise Liner Terminal• 3 residential developments totalling 600 apartments• Hotel enquiries for 2 sites• Proposed new ferry terminal
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Wirral Waterfront, Wirral
TOTAL SITE AREA: 202 hectares / 500 acres
DEVELOPER: The Peel Group
SUITABLE USES: Office / Commercial / Residential / Hotels / Education / Advanced Manufacturing / Industry
PLANNING STATUS: Outline planning permission granted in May 2012
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £4.5 Billion
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Delivery will be in phases. First phases are underway
18. WIRRAL WATERS
Wirral Waters is the largest regeneration project in the UK by consented floor area. It is a mixed use, highly sustainable, ‘jobs led’ regeneration project directly opposite Liverpool’s world class waterfront. The 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 office building for The Contact Company. A mixed use pipeline of projects will be coming to the market in 2016 including the 1 million sq ft Marine & Energy Park, a new 50,000 sq ft office building, 2 residential properties and the Maritime Knowledge Hub. An investment fund for Wirral Waters has been established to stimulate growth in the area, due to its EZ status. Wirral Waters is well connected with direct access to the M53 motorway, 4 railway stations within close proximity and access to the Port.
OPPORTUNITY Initial development activity is to be clustered in 2 neighbourhood areas: ‘Four Bridges’ and the ‘Marine & Energy Park’ at West Float. Since planning permission was granted, Peel and partners have been undertaking a programme of site remediation and preparation. Planning consent is in place for:• 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)
• 100,000 sq m / 1,076,390 sq ft of culture, education, leisure, community and amenity floorspace
• 250,000 sq m / 2,690,980 sq ft B2/B8/sui-generis consent at West Float / Mobil
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Commercial District & Ropewalks, Liverpool City Centre
DEVELOPER: Signature Living Group
SUITABLE USES: Residential, hotel
PLANNING STATUS: Planning consent agreed: 60 Old Hall Street: 115 x 1 & 2 bed apartments
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Launched Q4 2016
19. SIGNATURE LIVING PROPERTY INVESTMENTSSignature Living have 2 investment opportunities in Liverpool; Premier Residential Apartments at 60 Old Hall Street in the heart of Liverpool’s Commercial District and One Arthouse Square apart-hotel, in the Ropewalks area of the city. The Signature Living Group has developed some of the most successful large-scale property schemes in Liverpool over the past few years. The company operates over 500 beds in the city centre comprising of both hotel rooms and serviced apartments. By offering a unique proposition for larger groups of guests the group has an average occupancy rate of 85%. Each development features unique leisure and lifestyle facilities making them popular with a broad range of people.The Group have now moved into the residential apartments sector. Their successful 170 apartment scheme Daniel House was completed in Q1 2016.
OPPORTUNITY • 60 Old Hall Street – high end 115 apartment scheme• One Arthouse Square – 75 unit apart–hotel scheme
PURCHASE INFORMATION• 60 Old Hall Street – from £104,950, 7% rental yield• One Arthouse Square – from £88,750, guaranteed
8% ROI
60 Old Hall Street One Arthouse Square
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Bentham’s Way, Southport, Sefton
TOTAL SITE AREA: 11.7 hectares / 27.6 acres across 2 sites
DEVELOPER: Sefton Council and Wilson Bowden Developments
SUITABLE USES: B1/B2 Business Space
PLANNING STATUS: Allocated for most appropriate employment uses alongside sui generis uses
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £60 - 100 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2017 – 2032
20. SOUTHPORT BUSINESS PARK - KEW
Southport Business Park is north Sefton’s largest available site with a total of 27.6 acres available for development. The business park is already home to a number of high profile legal, technological and financial businesses including Paymentshield, Experian and Premier Wealth Management.The site is well located in Southport to the south-east of the town centre and at Kew on the main route towards the M58 and M6 motorways. Southport sits just a few miles north of Peel Ports Liverpool and the Liverpool2 deep water container terminal which is located 13 miles away and the site is little more than a 1 hour drive from Manchester city centre. The Business Park has been growing for a number of years and attracts new business alongside indigenous expansions. The Phase 1 site is owned by Sefton Council and the north eastern quadrant is committed to Wilson Bowden Developments via agreement with David Wilson Homes.
OPPORTUNITY Southport Business Park Phase 1 is the existing business park that Sefton Council are promoting for new office business space. It represents a 16 acre development site. The site will be marketed in 2016 and a developer partner sought with the intention of new development being available from 2018.
Southport Business Park Extension is committed to Wilson Bowden Developments via agreement with David Wilson Homes. This smaller site, totalling 11.6 acres is currently under land stabilisation and preparation and is likely to be available for new development in early 2017.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Marine Drive, Southport, Sefton
TOTAL SITE AREA: 2.5 hectares / 6 acres
DEVELOPER: Sefton Council
SUITABLE USES: Major Leisure Attraction
PLANNING STATUS: Allocated for leisure facilities, hotels, facilities for conferences, and attractions.
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £75 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2017 – 2020
21. SOUTHPORT FAIRWAYS PARK & RIDE
The visitor economy (including business tourism) is a key element of the economic future of Southport, worth over £471m annually. Southport also attracts over 8 million visitors a year and plays host to a number of national events such as The Southport Air Show.Southport Golf Links is a high quality and popular 18-hole municipal golf course to the north of the town centre. Adjoining the golf course to the south is the Sefton Council owned former Fairways Park and Ride, a 6 acre development site allocated for a major visitor based attraction.
OPPORTUNITY Redevelopment of the former Fairways Park and Ride site is proposed and would be suitable for high quality visitor accommodation (including hotel and self-catering accommodation), associated parking and other complementary leisure facilities to support the existing golf course.
This aerial photography is provided by the North West Strategic Coastal Monitoring Programme.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Marine Drive, Southport, Sefton
TOTAL SITE AREA: 16.4 hectare / 40 acres
DEVELOPER: Sefton Council
SUITABLE USES: Major Leisure Development
PLANNING STATUS: Allocated for major visitor based development and attractions
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £75 - 150 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2017 – 2032
22. SOUTHPORT MARINE PARK
The visitor economy (including business tourism) is a key element of the economic future of Southport, worth over £471m annually. Southport also attracts over 8 million visitors a year and plays host to a number of national events such as The Southport Air ShowThe vision for the future of the 40 acre Marine Park site is to pursue an anchor leisure attraction, of regional significance, including a range of other complementary family based activities and accommodation to add to Southport’s critical mass of attractions.
OPPORTUNITY Sefton Council wishes to promote this seafront site as a major leisure opportunity for multifunctional all year round entertainment. This includes testing the business case for a significant themepark investment.
This aerial photography is provided by the North West Strategic Coastal Monitoring Programme.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: 1 Pighue Lane (off Edge Lane), Liverpool
TOTAL SITE AREA: 15,793 sq m / 170,070 sq ft floorspace
SUITABLE USES: B2 General Industrial, B8 Storage & Distribution.
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Available for occupation
23. SPACE 170
Space 170 comprises a high quality, self-contained 170,000 sq ft industrial warehouse facility. The property has been comprehensively refurbished to a high specification. It features a unique, large single span warehouse with no columns, up to 9 metres eaves height and a dedicated substation. The building is suited to both manufacturing and distribution usages.Space 170 is strategically located to the east of Liverpool city centre, off Edge Lane, a main arterial route that provides direct access to the M62 motorway within 5 minutes and within 20 minutes of the main critical mass of Liverpool’s automotive and biomanufacturing companies including Jaguar Land Rover’s Halewood plant. Liverpool John Lennon Airport is located 8 miles away and Peel Ports Liverpool and the Liverpool2 deep water container terminal is located just 5 miles away.
OPPORTUNITY Space 170 presents a significant occupier opportunity to let or can be considered for sale. The accommodation is summarised as follows:• Ground Floor office / amenities: 557 sq m / 5,990 sq ft• First Floor office / amenities: 557 sq m / 5,990 sq ft• Main Warehouse: 9,212 sq m / 99,124 sq ft• Secondary Warehouse: 5,483 sq m / 58,966 sq ft
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Stanley Dock, Liverpool
DEVELOPER: Stanley Dock Properties Limited
SUITABLE USES: Residential, apart-hotel, Leisure, Retail, Office and Exhibition Space.
PLANNING STATUS: Planning consent agreed
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £120 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE:
Phase 2: Tobacco Warehouse Apartments, South Warehouse apart-hotel & approx. 13,935 sq m / 150,000 sq ft of commercial space due 2017 - 2018.
24. STANLEY DOCK
Stanley Dock is a unique urban regeneration project, comprising of the conversion of 3 large scale Grade II and Grade II* brick warehouses to a new vibrant mixed use scheme. Stanley Dock was originally designed by the same architect (Jessie Hartley) as Albert Dock, with the primary buildings completed between 1850 and 1901. This is a key heritage asset, within the UNESCO World Heritage site which defines this area of the city. Stanley Dock is located in the Liverpool City Enterprise Zone and adjacent to the Peel Group’s proposed £5.5 billion Liverpool Waters mixed use scheme. Phase 1 saw the completion of the Titanic Hotel & Rum Warehouse Conference & Exhibition Centre in the North Warehouse in 2014 to much acclaim, and has won numerous prestigious awards for both development and operations. This development has provided a significant launching pad for the regeneration of remainder of the dock and the wider surrounding area. Stanley Dock Properties Limited, the firm behind the redevelopment, have a wealth of experience and numerous awards for both listed building restoration and regeneration, plus large scale urban regeneration projects with Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Park West Business Park in Dublin and Liberty Wharf in Jersey being a few examples. Harcourt / Stanley Dock Properties Limited are now about to commence the next phase of development. It will comprise the conversion of the Tobacco Warehouse (one of the largest brick warehouses in the world) to 538 apartments and the South Warehouse to a 254 bed apart-hotel. These buildings will include approx. 150,000 sq ft of mixed commercial space with retail, restaurants, bars, cafes, offices and exhibition space to be provided.
OPPORTUNITY Phase 2 of the scheme, with investment in excess of £120 million, will include converting the Tobacco and South Warehouses to:• 538 Loft-Style apartments (Tobacco Warehouse)• 254 Bed apart-hotel (South Warehouse)• 13,935 sq m /150,000 sq ft of commercial space to include
retail/cafes, restaurants/drinking establishments /offices/ exhibition and creative space (Tobacco & South).
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: East Lancashire Road, Liverpool
TOTAL SITE AREA: 31.17 hectares / 77 acres (approx)
DEVELOPER: St Modwen (Stonebridge West) and Gallan Stoford (Stonebridge Cross)
SUITABLE USES: B1 Offices, B2 General Industrial, B8 Storage & Distribution.
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £50 - 70 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2016 – 2018
25. STONEBRIDGE BUSINESS PARK & STONEBRIDGE CROSSStonebridge Business Park and Stonebridge Cross are located in the north-eastern corner of Liverpool, immediately adjacent to junction 4 of the M57 motorway and just 6 miles from Liverpool City Centre. Ideally situated for rapid access to the rest of the UK motorway network, the location is popular with national businesses such as Home Bargains, and parcel carriers DHL and DPD who have distribution warehouses located here. Liverpool John Lennon Airport is 13 miles to the south, whilst Peel Ports Liverpool and the new Liverpool2 deep water container terminal is just 5 miles away. Since 2004, £10 million has been invested in a programme of infrastructure improvements, to provide a high quality setting for Stonebridge Business Park. Stonebridge Cross is the largest single available site in the city, extending to approximately 55 acres with a variety of smaller sites available on the wider Stonebridge Business Park. Recent occupiers to the area include TJ Morris (£20 million, 265,000 sq ft scheme) and DPD Geopost (£12 million, 70,000 sq ft scheme).
OPPORTUNITY STONEBRIDGE CROSS (SC1)At 22.14 hectares / 54.7 acres Stonebridge Cross is the largest single site currently available in the city. Development opportunity is through Gallan Stoford.
STONEBRIDGE BUSINESS PARK Consists of several serviced plots suitable for the construction of new, high quality headquarters-style offices and/or industrial premises as follows: • Stonebridge West – 1.15 hectares / 2.85 acres. St Modwen
due to develop 4 warehouse units totalling 62,000 sq ft • SBP2 – 0.50 hectares / 1.24 acres • SBP3 – 7.38 hectares / 18.23 acres
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26. LAND AT TRIUMPH BUSINESS PARK
Triumph Business Park is located in Speke, South Liverpool, within Liverpool’s automotive and biomanufacturing cluster. A number of vehicle assembly and component-related businesses are located within 5 minutes of the park including Jaguar Land Rover, BAC Mono, IAC, Getrag Ford and Johnson Controls. In recent years, South Liverpool has seen more growth and new jobs arrive than any other neighbourhood in the city. Its most recent arrivals have been B&M Retail who completed a new £20 million distribution warehouse next to their existing warehouse in December 2013 and Johnson Controls occupied their new £10 million building in March 2014. Triumph Business Park is located just 8 miles from Liverpool city centre, 1 mile from Liverpool John Lennon Airport and 12 miles from Peel Ports Liverpool and the Liverpool2 deep water container terminal. The site benefits from excellent road and rail connections, located adjacent to the A561 main arterial route offering immediate access to the M62, M57 and M6 motorways and onwards to the national motorway network.
OPPORTUNITY Triumph Business Park is an established, prominent and secure commercial environment. This 15 acre development site is located within the 60 acre fully serviced business park, offering significant expansion opportunities with an additional 15.4 acres available (6 months’ notice required for additional land).
QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Spitfire Road / Speke Hall Road, Liverpool
TOTAL SITE AREA: 12.3 hectares / 30.4 acres (approx)
DEVELOPER: Valedown Ltd
SUITABLE USES: B1 Offices, B2 General Industrial, B8 Storage & Distribution.
PLANNING STATUS: Planning permission granted. New 30,000 sq ft industrial unit recently completed and available for occupation.
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £20 - 50 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2016 - 2018
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Knowsley Business Park, Knowsley
TOTAL SITE AREA: 18,580 sq m/200,000 sq ft floorspace
SUITABLE USES: B2 General Industrial, B8 Storage & Distribution
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: Available for occupation 2017
27. VENUS 200
Venus 200 is a major new distribution and production facility located in the heart of Knowsley Business Park, which is home to over 800 businesses. Comprising of 200,000 sq ft, the industrial warehouse facility will be constructed as a modern, high quality unit. It will feature an expansive warehouse with large power supply, generous 12m clearance height and cross docking. The site will be ready for occupation early 2017. Knowsley Business Park is just 2 miles from the A580/M57 and 12 miles to the M62. It is an established business park with excellent transport links and is well served by road, rail, air and sea connections. Peel Ports Liverpool and Liverpool2 deep water container terminal are located 8 miles away and 2 international airports are both within a 40 minute drive time. Home to Amazon, Matalan, Dairy Crest and QVC, the park boasts global brands and Venus 200 will accommodate another significant occupier.
OPPORTUNITY Venus 200 represents a significant occupier opportunity to buy or let. The new build accommodation is summarised as follows:• 190,000 sq ft warehouse / 12m clearance height• 10,000 sq ft offices • Ample parking - 172 spaces • Designed for cross docking
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Mersey Multimodal Gateway, Widnes, Halton
TOTAL SITE AREA: 40 hectares / 100 acres
DEVELOPER: Stobart
SUITABLE USES: Suitable for B8 use (storage and distribution)
PLANNING STATUS: Planning consent agreed for 100,000 sq ft – 1,000,000 sq ft design and build opportunities.
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2016 – 2018
28. VIKING PARK
Predicted to be one of UK’s largest intermodal logistics parks, 3MG - Mersey Multimodal Gateway in Widnes is a public/private partnership with daily rail links that offer unrivalled access to the UK’s key deep sea ports at Felixstowe, Purfleet and Southampton.The park handles in excess of 190,000 containers each year – of which 100,000 are moved by rail; this saves 25 million miles by road per year. There are currently 530,000 sq ft of existing distribution sheds on site, with outline consent for a total of 2.7m sq ft of new build, rising eventually to 3.5m sq ft of space.
OPPORTUNITY Viking Park provides up to 100 acres of land with design and build opportunities of up to 1million sq ft of logistics space adjacent to the 3MG Mersey Multimodal Gateway providing rail and road linked container transport.
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Widnes Waterfront, Halton
TOTAL SITE AREA: 20.23 – 24.3 hectares / 50 – 60 acres
DEVELOPER: DB Symmetry (Venture Fields)
SUITABLE USES: Manufacturing, commercial and leisure
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2017 – 2020
29. WIDNES WATERFRONT
The Widnes Waterfront is a multimillion pound regeneration programme driving the transformation of over 360 acres of former industrial land on the banks of the River Mersey. The revitalised Widnes Waterfront is now a commercial development site where high quality office accommodation sits alongside a successful leisure park in a stunning riverside setting.
OPPORTUNITY Widnes Waterfront presents an opportunity to develop up to 60 acres of land in a high quality commercial setting. Developments can include manufacturing space, offices and leisure facilities.Available sites include Gorsey Lane (40 acres), Johnsons Lane (8 acres) and Venture Fields (11 acres).
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QUICK FACTSLOCATION: Woodside Waterfront, Wirral
TOTAL SITE AREA: 12.6 hectares/ 31 acres
DEVELOPER: Seeking development partner
SUITABLE USES: Leisure, Business, Residential, Civic Space
PLANNING STATUS: Masterplan supporting mixed use development of area completed.
POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT VALUE: £500 Million
DELIVERY TIMESCALE: 2016 - 2020
30. WOODSIDE WATERFRONT
The area of Woodside offers the greatest civic view in the UK – that of the Liverpool Waterfront. Located on the opposite bank of the River Mersey from the Liverpool World Heritage Site, the area has massive redevelopment potential. This needs to be sensitively managed to enhance the overall offer of this key strategic gateway into Wirral.A masterplan for the 31 acre site has been developed to help shape and support a once in a lifetime opportunity to achieve a landmark private sector led development which would drive the regeneration of Birkenhead by reconnecting it to the waterfront.
OPPORTUNITY Wirral Council is leading on the redevelopment of the Woodside Waterfront. The approved masterplan envisages a central spine of development linking the waterfront from Woodside Ferry Terminal into central Birkenhead.This spine provides an opportunity for a range of new buildings to provide a mixed use development that will include new leisure, residential, hotel, civic and office accommodation planned around a series of quality public spaces and an enhanced public realm to strengthen the link from Wirral’s waterfront to its commercial and shopping areas.
The development offer could include:• Upmarket hotel• Creation of quality public spaces• Commercial / Mixed use / Restaurants / Bars /
Residential 49,820 sq m / 536,000 sq ft
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