Harworth Group has been given the go-ahead to develop 93,000 sq ft of employment space, called R-Evolution phase 4, at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
The plans include the delivery of three buildings ranging from 17,000 sq ft to 44,000 sq ft. The new developments will include office space covering 10% of the floor area, and will be designed for sub-division into units as small as 5,000 sq ft.
Harworth expects the new buildings to have 11% of the roof area covered by solar PV panels. In addition, the firm plans to install electric vehicle charging points, rainwater harvesting and a sustainable heating and cooling system. The works on site are scheduled to begin in summer.
The AMP covers a 150-acre site near junction 33 of the M1. Harworth secured outline planning consent to develop 2.1m sq ft of employment space at the site in 2011 and has to date developed over 1.5m sq ft of space.
Chris Davidson, joint regional director for Yorkshire & Central at Harworth, said: “R-Evolution phase 4 will offer the next generation of high-quality and flexible units at the site, built to a high environmental specification. We expect them to attract a wide range of potential occupiers, further enhancing the occupier line-up of innovative manufacturing businesses at the AMP.”
The existing scheme is currently occupied by Rolls-Royce, Boeing, McLaren Automotive and the UK Atomic Energy Authority. New units will be marketed by Knight Frank.
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