£1.8m business park plan approved for Wirral

Feb 26 2008

WIRRAL Council planners have approved a £1.8m plan to build 21 new business units at Arrowe Commercial Park.

Merseyside-based developer Spencer Holdings will deliver an extensive two phase refurbishment of the site. The new units will be suitable for a variety of uses ranging from light industrial, warehouse or trade counter.

Phase one will comprise of 10 units, while phase two will deliver the other 11. Sizes will range from 3,500 sq ft up to 100,000 sq ft. Work will commence onsite at the end of the month for phase one, and will include the installation of new wall cladding, shutters, entrance screens and an improved car parking provision to the site. It is due to be complete in May.

The site was acquired in January 2007 from the previous occupiers Microtherm. Chris Hughes, property and marketing director at Spencer Holdings said: “It’s always been our intention to redevelop the site. Now that we have planning consent work is under way which will create substantial benefits for the immediate area.

“The accommodation will offer an excellent variety of unit sizes on a site that should suit a wide range and type of occupiers. In terms of Spencer’s plans for the year this represents another healthy step towards our targets.”

Phase two will be delivered late June or early July.