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DONCASTER – A NEW HOME FOR YOUR BUSINESS A
s the hotspot for development opportunity, strategic location and quality lifestyle, Doncaster is the place to be. Doncaster has an ambitious future and a regeneration journey that just keeps on growing, with over £1.4billion of investment and the creation of more than 22,000 jobs in under a decade. This thriving town has maintained confidence through an economically difficult period and continues to flourish in attracting new business and investment. A catalyst for the town’s growth is Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Now the country’s fastest growing airport outside London, increasing passenger and cargo growth and a deal secured this year with Flybe means the town now has true international connectivity with business and leisure routes throughout Europe. With a new link road to the M18 motorway which opened in February 2016 the airport is now a global gateway for future business opportunity and new tourism potential.
The airport is not just a gateway to
Yorkshire. This site, named Aero Centre Yorkshire has land to develop including a 100 acre plus business park opposite the terminal building with Enterprise Zone status and ‘design and build’ opportunities for aerospace, manufacturing and logistics related businesses. A state of the art 10,000 sq.ft office building now the Redline National Aviation Security Training Centre was the first to be constructed on site and has set the standard of accommodation for future projects. A recently constructed speculative office scheme is already attracting tenants and proving very popular.
Doncaster’s superb central location
makes it the ideal place to reach via road, rail, sea and air. Easy access to the M18, A1(M), and M180 and only a few miles from the M1 and M62 gives the town that vital connectivity. In addition, Doncaster can be reached from London in 90 minutes by rail with 44 journeys daily on the East Coast
Main Line and is less than an hour’s drive to the Humber ports gateway covering every avenue for travel and distribution. Now established as the logistics capital of the North, distribution sites are extremely dominant and their popularity has grown over the last decade, producing some of the largest units in the Yorkshire region. Many UK distribution occupiers are relocating to the North, to make sure they get more for their money especially in this economic climate. Rent and labour costs are some of the most affordable in the country and with limited space in southern regions; the Doncaster area has the room for growth.
The Doncaster iPort is currently under construction by Verdion. Adjacent to Junction 3 of the M18 this is one of the largest industrial schemes being built out in Europe at present. With an outline planning consent for up to 6 million sq.ft of warehouse space and 3 million sq.ft of detailed planning consent, the project incorporates a 35 acre dedicated strategic rail freight terminal. Speculative buildings of up to 200k sq.ft are already under construction and attracting significant interest Further north up the M18 corridor are two of the most influential locations for the logistics and manufacturing sectors in Doncaster. The Doncaster Distribution Park at Junction 4 being developed by IDI Gazeley already boasts big names such as Ikea and Next and has build to suit opportunities available from 100k up to 1 million sq.ft. The Unity Project, being developed by Marcol Waystone is a grand masterplan which proposes to transform a
significant area of brownfield land just off Junction 5. Set within an attractive landscaped
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environment this long term scheme is split into clusters, supporting areas for business, leisure and living and will deliver 50 hectares of land with potential for 2 million sq. ft. of industrial space Not many towns are fortunate to have a series of town centre commercial regeneration schemes stretching 2.5 miles. The Wheatley Hall Road area of Doncaster is an established commercial location that is experiencing substantial redevelopment. Harworth Estates have just purchased a 115 acre cleared site and are looking at a major mixed use development. St Modwen are developing the Parkside site which currently sees the erection of steelwork to accommodate two new speculative factory units of 37,000 and 42,000 sq.ft which are due for completion in late summer 2016. Marrtree Developments also have steelwork in place for their 3.6 acre 47,000 sq.ft Quest Park development of smaller units ranging from 1500 sq.ft to 12,300 sq.ft and due for completion early in 2017. The town centre itself is being transformed with the development of a new Civic and Cultural Quarter and Waterfront. These two schemes which are already underway will bring over a further half a billion pounds of investment to the area and with £20 million now allocated for other new and dynamic town centre projects Doncaster continues to excel in providing new development opportunities for businesses to grow and thrive Home to world leading companies and offering fast broadband, fast rail links, fast roads and international air connectivity plus a skilled and available workforce, supportive grant regime and a pro-active local authority, now is the time to explore the opportunities available in Doncaster. For further
information contact Business Doncaster on
01302 737447 or visit our website
www.businessdoncaster.com
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MONTHLY 2016
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