Harworth Group PLC Planning secured for Wingates development (6071C)
June 22 2021 - 1:00AM
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Harworth Group PLC
22 June 2021
22 June 2021
Harworth Group plc
("Harworth" or the "Company")
Planning secured for 1.1 million sq ft commercial development at
Wingates
Harworth Group plc, a leading regenerator of land and property
for development and investment, is pleased to announce that it has
secured planning approval for the development of up to 1.1 million
sq ft of logistics and manufacturing space at its site in Wingates,
Bolton, with the potential to create up to 1,500 new jobs.
The site at Wingates is adjacent to Junction 6 of the M61 and is
in close proximity to Harworth's existing Logistics North site, the
North West's largest live commercial development. Harworth has
progressed Logistics North through a range of delivery options,
including land sales, direct development and joint ventures,
enabling the scheme to be delivered in eight years. Today over
5,500 people are employed at the site across 3 million sq ft of
Grade A logistics and manufacturing space.
The Wingates site benefits from direct accessibility to the
motorway network and is ideally situated to serve the northwest
quadrant of Greater Manchester, providing regional connectivity to
the north and south via the M61/M6 and to the east and west via the
M62. The site is also close to the towns of Bolton and Wigan,
thereby ensuring employment opportunities for local people and
delivering on the objectives of the Bolton Economic Strategy to
attract business and investment to the area.
Alongside 1.1 million sq ft of commercial space, the proposed
Wingates development will deliver significant upgrades to highway,
drainage and utilities infrastructure, including a new access road.
It will also provide boundary landscaping and an ecological
enhancement area, as part of Harworth's ongoing commitment to
promoting green spaces and protecting local biodiversity.
The scheme originally received planning consent from Bolton
Council in January 2020 but the application was subsequently
called-in by the Secretary of State for Communities & Local
Government. Planning approval was granted following an Examination
in Public that concluded earlier this year.
Harworth intends to commence enabling works at the site in early
2022, in preparation for the first phase of commercial development,
which is due to begin later that year.
The Wingates development forms part of Harworth's 26.1 million
sq ft industrial & logistics pipeline, of which 9.0 million sq
ft is currently consented. Harworth intends to progress the
delivery of new space across this pipeline during the year,
including at:
-- Gateway 36, Barnsley, where enabling works are currently
underway for up to 1.1 million sq ft of space as part of Phases 2
and 3 of the development;
-- Bardon Hill, Leicestershire, where outline planning consent
is in place for up to 350,000 sq ft of space, with the direct
development of the first industrial units due to commence this
summer; and
-- the Advanced Manufacturing Park, Waverley, where construction
will shortly commence of an additional 52,000 sq ft across two
units.
Harworth also has medium-term development intentions for up to
1.8 million sq ft of industrial & logistics space, which it
intends to progress through the planning system over the coming
year.
Lynda Shillaw, Chief Executive of Harworth commented: "Securing
planning for our Wingates development marks a significant milestone
for us and will have a substantial positive effect on the local
economy in terms of construction, permanent jobs and investment. It
will allow Bolton businesses to expand, while at the same time
improving highways infrastructure and protecting local biodiversity
and green spaces. Harworth has a proven track record of delivering
large scale employment space, for example at our nearby Logistics
North site, and we look forward to replicating this success as we
work with local stakeholders to bring these exciting plans
forward."
For further information
Harworth Group plc
Lynda Shillaw (Chief Executive) T: +44 (0114) 349 3131
Kitty Patmore (Chief Financial Officer) E: investors@harworthgroup.com
Tom Loughran (Head of Investor & Stakeholder
Relations)
FTI Consulting
Dido Laurimore T: +44 (0)20 3727 1000
Richard Gotla E: Harworth@fticonsulting.com
Eve Kirmatzis
About Harworth
Listed on the Premium Segment of the Main Market, Harworth Group
plc (LSE: HWG) is a leading sustainable regenerator of land and
property for development and investment which owns, develops and
manages a portfolio of approximately 16,000 acres of land on around
100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands. The
Group specialises in the regeneration of large, complex sites, in
particular former industrial sites, into new residential
developments and employment areas ( www.harworthgroup.com ).
LEI: 213800R8JSSGK2KPFG21
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