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Business park to be built on Rolls Royce site
Construction work is to start on the former Rolls-Royce East Works site in early 2016 to bring north Bristol a 65-acre business park. After demolition of the former buildings in 2009, groundworks will commence in spring with the phased delivery of buildings from early 2017.
‘Horizon38’ as the site will be known, sits alongside the A38 in Filton adjacent to the now defunct airfield. Developers Marcol Industrial and St Francis Group working in partnership secured planning consent last year for up to 1.2 million sq ft of commercial space.
The £120m development will include warehousing, industrial space, car dealerships, trade counters, self-storage and a major hotel.
Gareth Williams, Development Director at St Francis Group, comments: “Horizon38 will be the first major employment scheme to come out of the ground in north Bristol for 20 years.
“This scheme could not be better timed with occupiers struggling with little or no available stock in north Bristol. This is a very significant and important project for Bristol, South Gloucestershire and the wider region.”
Paul Hobbs, industrial director at property adviser Bilfinger GVA in Bristol who advised the developers on the site purchase, said: “North Bristol has seen some dramatic changes over recent years. The former Rolls-Royce East Works development site has lain dormant since the recession started in 2008 but the new owners are ready to bring forward this site.
“This is a major commercial development for the north fringe of Bristol which, as an employment area focussing on industrial and warehousing, will complement the residential (2,600 houses) and retail developments being planned on the opposite side of the A38 on the former Filton airfield.
“It’s hugely significant for the area – we feel as a development it will be as important for north Bristol as Temple Quay has been for the city centre.”
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