Property regeneration company Harworth Estates has received outline planning consent for its Logistics North developments in the north of England.
The 4m sq ft scheme has today been approved by Salford city council and Wigan council, ratifying the approval given by Bolton council on Thursday last week. Owing to the development’s size and impact on the region, it had to be approved by all three councils before receiving outline consent.
Logistics North will be located on a 250-acre site at junction 4 of the M61 near Bolton, providing buildings ranging in size from 161,000 sq ft to 1m sq ft. Harworth will also create a new country park on 550 acres of surrounding land. Infrastructure works are expected to commence in spring 2014.
Harworth has already agreed to sell the first site to supermarket group Aldi for its new 450,000 sq ft regional distribution hub.
Owen Michaelson, chief executive of Harworth Estates, said: “Our scheme will make a significant contribution to the North West’s economy.
“We are fully committed to creating a first-class industrial and logistics centre that is likely to provide several thousand jobs in accordance with local planning policy.”
Cliff Morris, leader of Bolton council, said: “This is a site of huge importance for Bolton and the wider region. There will be thousands of jobs created for our residents and the whole site will bring a huge boost to Bolton for years to come.”
Salford city mayor Ian Stewart said: “It has become a reality because of the genuine partnership between three local authorities and the private sector.
“I look forward to the investment bringing local jobs benefitting all local residents including those in Salford, and to the country park – which forms an integral part of the development bringing huge benefits to the local area.”
Jones Lang LaSalle and DTZ acted as planning consultants and are agents for the scheme.
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