• ‘Green’ development to create up to 280 jobs

Sefton Council has granted planning permission to England’s leading regeneration specialist, Priority Sites, for the development of 80,000 sq ft of high quality, speculative office space in Bootle. The scheme is set to create up to 280 new jobs for the local area when fully occupied.

The Senate Business Park development, located just one mile from the M57 and a quarter of a mile from Aintree, will incorporate a number of energy saving features to help environmentally conscious businesses operate efficiently. With features such as 10% on site renewable energy through the use of ground source heat pumps, the developer is hoping to achieve an ‘excellent’ BREEAM* rating for the new office buildings, the highest environmental rating according to the industry assessment method.
 
The £11 million scheme on Bridle Road will comprise a range of small office suits ranging in size from 1,982 sq ft to 4,252 sq ft. These units will sit alongside a larger 27,000 sq ft building, located at the gateway to the park. The larger premises will be ideally positioned to form prestigious, headquarter office space.

John Boanas, development director for Priority Sites, which has an office in Speke, close to John Lennon airport, comments; “We are delighted with the planning consent and looking forward to providing top quality, commercial accommodation which will give a great boost to the local economy.

“We have worked very hard to incorporate key energy efficient features at an early stage in the design process. By doing so, we are able to offer affordable office accommodation that will help businesses make a responsible and positive contribution towards improving the environment.”

Priority Sites, who will work closely with InvestSefton and Sefton Council to realise the new scheme, are no strangers to Bootle. The developer is currently working on the nearby Priority Sites Business Park. The £14 million development is the national developer’s largest scheme yet, and will comprise 155,000 sq ft of quality industrial and hybrid accommodation. The scheme, which is due for completion next in April, marks a new generation in greener development for the company, incorporating several wind turbines which will provide 10% of the schemes energy supply.

Murray Carr, North West area development manager for Priority Sites, adds;
“The scheme go-ahead is great news for Bootle. There is a strong demand for quality commercial premises in the area and it is vital to the local economy that growing local businesses can find suitable new accommodation from which to expand.

“Senate Business Park will complement our existing offering at Priority Sites Business Park and turn Bridle Road into a thriving hub of commercial activity, creating great prospects for the area.”
 
Last year, Priority Sites, which reached its 3 million sq ft of commercial development, completed 150,000 sq ft of commercial floor space in the Merseyside area, creating 400 jobs. The company is currently active on 12 sites across Merseyside, including Brookfield Business Park, Fazakerley; Turnstone Business Park, Widnes Waterfront and Priority Sites Business Park, Bootle - bringing forward a total of 650,000 sq ft of commercial premises, which will create up to 1250 jobs when fully occupied.

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