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Birmingham Post
Business
David Laister

Industrial parks named in tribute to the Queen start on site in South Yorkshire city she chartered in May

Work has started on 16 speculative business units aimed at meeting high demand for particular properties in the Doncaster area.

Sheffield developer Priority Space , backed by Scunthorpe’s HG Sites, is behind the new-builds at Platinum Park and Jubilee Park – named in honour of the Queen’s 70 years on the throne, and Doncaster being granted city status to mark that occasion.

The twin developments, off First Avenue, stand on a 4.8 acre site adjacent to Priority Space’s existing 12-unit Avro Park , which was completed in 2019 and is now fully occupied.

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The new parks will deliver a further 13 of Priority Space’ signature smaller properties for industrial and logistics use, ranging in size from 1,750 sq ft to 5,800 and also three larger units, designed to meet rising demand among SMEs for units with more space and storage capacity. These will measure 13,000, 16,000 and 30,000 sq ft.

Once the new development is delivered, Priority Space and HG Sites will have invested £12 million in this Doncaster site and created more than 120,000 sq ft of high-quality industrial space across 6.3 acres, making this their largest development in any one location in the UK.

Director Lee Buchanan said: “We are very proud of our commercial property investment in Doncaster and look forward to completing this development. We’re delivering three properties a little larger than our usual units in this second phase to meet growing demand from businesses in the online retail and specialist supply sectors. They need warehousing and distribution bases which are that bit bigger to successfully run their businesses. Our new units are well-placed in Doncaster and provide them with the space and facilities they need to expand and invest in growth.”

Completion of all units is expected in spring 2023.

An alternative view of a computer generated design of one of the new units for Priority Space in Doncaster. (Priority Space)

The development site is six miles south of Doncaster town centre and close to the M1 and M18, connecting Doncaster with major cities and ports across Yorkshire, the Humber, North East and nationwide.

Mr Buchanan has stressed that the prospects of neighbouring Doncaster Sheffield Airport will not affect business parks’ development.

Commercial Property Partners and Knight Frank are handling the marketing for Platinum Park and Jubilee Park.

Rebecca Schofield, partner and head of the Yorkshire industrial team at Knight Frank in Sheffield, said: “There continues to be a real shortage of small to medium sized units across the region and Priority Space is delivering much needed product to the market.

“There are good levels of demand for units finished to a modern specification and suitable for a variety of uses. Furthermore, the units are available for sale which is particularly unique and will be attractive to both the owner occupier and investor market.”

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