Planning consents have been secured concerning the site permit Peel to build close to 650,000 sq ft of offices, industrial accommodation, a hotel, a pub, and nearly 14,000 sq ft of retail space. The site earmarked for the mixed-use scheme is west of Wigan town centre and close to an existing “office village” comprising roughly 93,000 sq ft of rentable space.
With the business park project now underway, the Peel Group has said it can offer design and build solutions to businesses looking for office space in the northwest on a scale of up to 10,000 sq ft. If a request of that nature comes in, a warehouse of around a quarter of a million square feet could also be established at the park.
“The launch of such a significant strategic employment site with the potential to create significant job numbers over the coming years is obviously very encouraging for Peel. We are very confident that Pemberton Business Park will be a success and are committed to delivering this vision,” said Peel’s development manager, Matt Fitton.
Trevor Dawson Chartered Surveyors are acting as an agent on the scheme, and one of its partners, Michael Cavanagh, commented: “Pemberton Business Park presents a superb opportunity for a mixed-used development scheme to come to the fore at the edge of Wigan and within proximity to Junction 25 of the M6.
“We are confident that with the planning consent in place, which includes a variety of uses such as warehousing/manufacturing, offices, leisure and retail, strong interest will be forthcoming from occupiers over the next few months.’’
The Peel Group has an enormous portfolio of projects that include major redevelopment efforts and office space sites in the northwest of England, in Merseyside, Cheshire, and Greater Manchester.