Opus North and Bridges Fund Management (Bridges) have begun construction of the Harrogate 47 development in North Yorkshire.
The partners will speculatively develop two terraces of business units from 5,540-12,188ft², in addition to three detached units from 10,200-21,600ft².
Access and infrastructure works for this major new mixed-use employment scheme are now complete, allowing delivery of the first units on site. The appointed contractor is Stainforth Construction.
The units are situated on a 45-acre site near Harrogate at J47 of the A1 in North Yorkshire, which in total comprises more than 600,000ft² of employment space for industrial, logistics and office uses.
Planning permission was secured from Harrogate Borough Council for the low-carbon scheme, which is targeting BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and has the potential to support 2,000 jobs.
North Yorkshire Council’s executive member for open to business Mark Crane said: “This is a very welcome investment in mixed use business accommodation in North Yorkshire.
“It’s in a prime location to boost employment in the county and encourage economic growth across a range of sectors.
“We look forward to seeing the development take shape and hearing about the businesses that will eventually occupy the site.”
