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Newcastle Science Central: primary scheme to be marketed
Bridgefield development in Stockport town centre
Stockport Exchange: emblematic of
“growing confidence”
As well as the region’s more well-known
projects, the partnership is keen to emphasise the diversity of mid-sized developments around the region. A particular focus will be given to the 300,000 sq ft Baron’s Quay retail development and the 500,000 sq ft City Place office project, both in Cheshire. The 400,000 sq ft Stockport Exchange – which councillor Patrick McAuley thinks is emblematic of “the growing confidence in our borough” – will also feature prominently. Meanwhile, Durham, Gateshead,
Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland councils, backed by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, have come together for the first time to exhibit alongside 12 private sector partners as Invest North East. Its remit is to sell the region’s industrial recovery as an alternative to the North West’s
traditionally strong marketing offer. Newcastle council leader Nick Forbes said: “It’s very clear we have the most centralised economic system in the western world. It’s that economic stranglehold on our cities which prevents us from growing. For too long our city regions have been overlooked when it comes to economic power.” The primary schemes to be marketed include the 1.8m sq ft Newcastle Science Central and the 900,000 sq ft Quorum business park. In Sheffield, the city region LEP is
exhibiting its 1.2m-strong talent pool offering, multimodal infrastructure and enterprise zone allocations to attract new investors. Most of the schemes being showcased are out-of-town office projects or industrial parks – capitalising on the region’s low warehouse labour costs. But a number
of glossy city-centre projects will also feature, particularly in Sheffield, such as the 100,00 sq ft second phase of the Sheffield Digital Campus. The 700-acre strategic rail freight
interchange at iport in Doncaster, the 50-acre phase two of the grade-A office offering at Sheffield business park, and the 83-acre Bolsover business park are all high up the partnership’s marketing agenda at MIPIM UK. Also receiving special attention will be the 164-acre Robin Hood airport business park, the 200-acre Markham Vale industrial and business park and the 40-acre mixed- use Waterside project in Chesterfield. Sir Howard Bernstein says he wants
to see a much more joined-up approach to transport, business opportunities and strategic thinking. MIPIM UK looks like the first concerted attempt to show that the northern cities are coming together.
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