Contents In the Issue
Featuring The North East and Yorkshire 2025 DARLINGTON COUNCIL – COVER STORY
4-6 News Scottish News
THE NORTH EAST Co Durham Council
Avison Young
Carver Commercial, NWL Hagen, Almscliffe
Citivale, Greenbox Darlington North East BIC Hellens
North East News, Citrus Durham Tees Valley CA, CPNE Stockton Council Tees Works
Pattinsons, DPP North East CA FW Capital
Naylor Gavin Black, Marchmont UK Lands Estates Hilco
HTARE Avison Young Lambert Smith Hampton 7-13 14-17
YORKSHIRE REGION Mileway
Barnsley Council
48-49 50-52
Smiths Commercial, Eddisons, Network Space 53 Knight Frank Panattoni
18-19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Merchant Park Developments, CBRE, CPNE 26-27 Ashall Property
28-29 30 31
32-33 34 35
36-37 38-39 40-43 42 44 45 46 47
PPH Commercial Doncaster Council Future Humber
East Yorkshire Council AB Ports Humber Region Impala Estates IPIF
Broughton Hall
Blacks York, St Francis Group Citivale, Greenbox Thirsk Carter Towler Marrtree
Eddisons, Munroe K Owen Holder, Hilco
54, 58, 72 55-57 58, 62 59 60 61 62 64
64-65 65 66 67
68-69 69 70 71
Wakefield Council, Onward Holdings 72 CEG, Johnson Mowat Colliers, Hilco Yorkshire News Towngate PLC Kirklees Council
UKREiiF, Escrick Park Sanderson Weatherall, network Space CAR TEST
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This issues Front Cover and Cover Story introduction on page 4-6 is Darlington Council where talk to Andrew Perkin, Business Growth Manager at Darlington Borough Council who tells us they are on track and going places. On pages 17-18, County Durham Council’s North East Technology Park (NETPark) is driving a technological transformation in the North East. We speak to Danny Cramman of Avison Young on page 20 who gives us his North East overview. On page 21 Chris Carver of Carver Commercial Darlington tells us that they have their finger on the pulse for the Tees Valley region. Alex Reynolds, Development Director at Citivale, comments: “We are incredibly proud of Greenbox Darlington” on page 23. Hellens Group on page 25 set to begin work on Darlington garden village site. On pages 26-27 Merchant Park Developments have announced plans to invest up to £9million in the first phase of a new commercial development located at Merchant Park, Newton Aycliffe. The Heart of Middlesbrough has been transformed by Ashall Projects on page 28-29. Stockton on Tees on pages 32 is a Great business opportunity, has great people, and is a great place to live and work. Pattinson Commercial on page 35 are your Trusted Partner in North East Commercial Property since 1977 - also on page 35 we interview Jo Robison Sport and Leisure lead and Director of DPP Planning’s Newcastle office. Formation of new North East Combined Authority to turbocharge inward investment and business growth in the region on pages 36-37. We interview Tony Cullen on page 38 who is Property Fund Manager at FW Capital and helps property developers secure investment to realise development ambitions. Chris Donabie, Duncan Christie, Keith Stewart and Chris Pearson of Naylors Gavin Black give us their personal in sights of the North East market on page 40-43. Hilco completes £6.7m bridge loan to North East property developer on page 44. We spoke to Douglas Cranston of HTARE who told us that Industrials continue to be the most sought-after sector for a large proportion of investors see page 51. Jake Pygall Director
– Industrial at Avison Young on page 46 highlights his roll. Andrew Wright at LSH Newcastle tells us on page 47 that demand for freehold industrial premises remains strong across the North East particularly for those benefitting from large yard areas. Mileway have big space in Sheffield on page 48-49. Barnsley Council are on pages 50-52 and they are a place of opportunities and they are open for business. Barnsley town centre is bucking the trend out performing other nearby towns and cities such as Rotherham, Doncaster, Huddersfield, Wakefield and Sheffield reports Andrew Corbett Director Smiths Chartered Surveyors Barnsley on page 53. We speak to Dan Burn head of development for
Panattoni in Yorkshire and The North West see pages 55-57. Rebecca Schofield, partner at Knight Frank Sheffield and head of Yorkshire Industrial and Logistics, looks at the popular South Yorkshire and North East Derbyshire region’s performance and outlook and Duncan Willey of PPH Commercial Humber region gives us an insight there on page 58. Doncaster Council region on page 59, are one of the newest cities in the UK, having become a hotspot for investment opportunities and commercial property growth. Future Humber on page 60 is where revolutionary meets remarkable. On page 61 you can Invest in East Yorkshire. On page 62 Ben Medhurst Director PPH Hull provides us with a Hull and East Riding commercial property overview. ABP (Associated British Ports) on page 63 are unlocking major development opportunities in the Humber. On Pages 64-65 IPIF have space to offer. Broughton Hall on page 65 are a pioneer in rural business parks. On page 66 the redevelopment of Eggborough
Power Station has been a significant and transformative project for the region, led by Core 62, a 50/50 joint venture between St Francis Group and Marshalls CDP. On page 67 Citivale’s Greenbox Thirsk is set to deliver 800,000 sq ft of market leading industrial assets. Josh Holmes of Carter Towler Leeds and Miles Lawrence of Carter Towler York give us their West and North Yorkshire insights on pages 68-69. Eddisons’ Matthew Jennings presents an ‘In My View’ on page 70. Holder & Co Ltd on page 71 are an independent firm of Chartered Surveyors with Owen Holder and Philip Caspell - having over 50 years’ experience between them in the UK commercial property markets. On page 73 Hamish Robertshaw Joint Managing Director at Johnson Mowat Planning discusses the implications of the new National Planning Policy Framework for commercial property development. Strong foundations for industrial’s new wave reports Robert Whatmuff, Director of Industrial & Logistics and Head of the Colliers’ office in Leeds. See page 74 where Craig Watson has recently taken on the role of Senior Director and Head of the Northern Real Estate Team at Hilco Global Real Estate Advisory. Towngate Plc are highlighting their Yorkshire opportunities on page 76-77. £2bn investment is driving growth in Kirklees on page 78. Sanderson Weatherall acquires Humber based Clark Weightman on page 80.
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