Construction of the first phase of smaller office buildings at 7000@Daresbury Park is on course to complete by Christmas,
with several of the self contained units already sold or pre-let.
The office village provides a total of 5,565m2 (60,000sq ft) of space within eight separate units and marks a departure for
Daresbury Park, which has traditionally focused on larger, corporate headquarters sized buildings.
Andy Lavin, director for Maple Grove Developments, which owns the Park in a joint venture with De Vere Group plc explains:
"The market has seen a definite shift over recent months towards smaller occupiers who want the opportunity to choose between owning or leasing their premises and for their businesses to have their own front doors in the way that larger occupiers do. At Daresbury we have 225 acres of space in open countryside, and with it, the flexibility to respond to market demand as required.
"At 7000@Daresbury Park occupiers can enjoy the same open aspects, dedicated access routes and high parking ratio as our
larger occupiers, something that is a rarity in business parks, where office villages are often pushed into a corner as a filler for
smaller space."
Small is beautiful as 7000 Daresbury Park is launched
2005-12-06
Daresbury Park has announced the addition of an office village at the scheme, in response to a high level of enquiries from smaller occupiers.
With a planning application currently under consideration for 7000 Daresbury Park, which will provide a total of 5,575 m² (60,000sq ft) of space with individually serviced offices of 371 m² (4,000sq ft) upwards, the move marks the next step in the development of the Cheshire business park, which is a joint venture between Maple Grove Developments and the De Vere Group plc.
Located near Warrington, directly off junction 11 of the M56 and close to Manchester and Liverpool airports, Daresbury Park has been designated a key strategic site by the North West Development Agency (NWDA). Its current, high profile occupiers include BNFL, ABB, Vistorm and De Vere Group Plc in stand-alone buildings spread across a 225 acre site; however a recently identified need for high quality, out of town office space for smaller companies led to the decision to provide the office village units, as Andy Lavin, director of Daresbury Park Developments Ltd explains:
“Our plans for developing further units for larger occupiers still stands and there is great scope to do this at Daresbury, but the decision to build an office village is an immediate and deliverable response to market demand. The smaller buildings will reflect the high standard of the larger units on site, with their own dedicated access routes and car parks and high quality landscaping.”
Simon Reynolds from GVA Grimley comments: “There is a genuine market for out of town premises for smaller occupiers and Daresbury Park is ideally placed to fill that demand. All too often office villages are pushed into a corner as a filler for smaller space, but Daresbury can provide the same open, spacious aspect for its smaller occupants as for the larger buildings on the scheme.”
Dunlop Haywards and GVA Grimley are joint agents for the scheme.
Daresbury Park Plans For The Future With Completion Of Infrastructure For Next Phases
2004-07-20
Daresbury Park Developments Ltd, a joint venture between Maple Grove Developments and the De Vere Group, has completed a 2 million infrastructure contract on the new phases for the Park. The completion heralds the next step in the Parks development, with the rollout of the next generation of buildings on the 1.6 million sq ft business park, located off junction 11 of the M56 motorway in Cheshire.
Opening up 30 acres of land to the north of Red Brow Lane, the new infrastructure will service a number of plots, including the new building 6100, a 3,716 sq m (40,000 sq ft) sq ft office building, which already received planning permission this Spring.
The Park has already attracted a high calibre of occupiers including the corporate headquarters of BNFL, ABB, HS Administrative Services, Vistorm and the De Vere Group plc. Daresbury Park comprises 225 acres, which uniquely dedicates 40% of its land area to woodland and the natural environment.
Jim Carter, director of Maple Grove Developments, the lead partner in the joint venture with
De Vere Group comments, This investment is part of our long term strategy for the Park and it will ensure that there can be an immediate and deliverable response to market demand.
Commenting on activity in the North West de-centralised office market, Simon Reynolds, partner at GVA Grimley said, We have seen a spate of lease commitments totalling some 44,130 sq m in the first six months of this year in the decentralised market and enquiries are at a two year high with some 90,000 sq m in the enquiry pipeline. Daresbury Park is best placed to benefit from these market opportunities with its high specification available stock and its commitment to speculative build.
Daresbury Park is designated as a key strategic site by the Governments North West Development Agency. It is situated directly off junction 11 of the M56 motorway, close to Manchester and Liverpool Airports, and a central commutable location from Chester, Warrington, Liverpool and Manchester.
GVA Grimley and Dunlop Heywood Lorenz are joint letting agents on the development.
Daresbury Park Developments Gets Green Light For Next Stage Of Daresbury Park
2004-03-18
Daresbury Park Developments Ltd, a joint venture between Maple Grove Developments and the De Vere Group, has been granted planning permission for a 3,716m (40,000 sq ft) office building, in the next phase of Daresbury Park, located off junction 11 of the M56 motorway in Cheshire.
The Park has already attracted a number of major occupiers including BNFL, ABB subsidiary Eutech, Vistorm and the headquarters of the De Vere Group plc. The proposed building will bring the built space to in excess of 300,000 sq ft of the consented 1.6 million sq ft site. The business park is situated in 225 hectares of countryside, which uniquely dedicates 40% of its land area to woodland and the natural environment.
Permission was granted in October of last year for the next phase of the infrastructure works, due for completion at the end of May. With the planting, roads, footpaths and ponds in situ, the new office building, named 6100, will be the first of the high spec buildings to constructed on the northern portion of the site.
Andy Lavin, director of Daresbury Park Developments Ltd comments, Following the early successes of the Park since its launch, it is exciting to be considering the next phases of the development. It demonstrates a degree of confidence in the market which has seen signs of recovery since the beginning of this year.
The next stage of the development will adopt the same philosophy in its design, but the overall look of the new buildings will compliment, rather than mirror the first phase of the existing buildings.
Daresbury Park is designated as a key strategic site by the Governments North West Development Agency. It is situated close to Manchester Airport, on junction 11 of the M56 motorway, linking Chester in the west with Manchester city centre.
GVA Grimley and Dunlop Heywood Lorenz are joint letting agents on the development.
Daresbury Park Moves Forward To The Next Phase
2003-10-30
Daresbury Park Developments Ltd a joint venture between Maple Grove Developments and the De Vere Group has announced that it has started on site with the next stage of infrastructure works at Daresbury Park.
Eric Wright Construction, part of the Preston based Eric Wright Group, has been awarded the 2.5 million contract to carry out the work over the next 32 weeks. Works include the alignment of the first leg of the new road together with foul surface water draining and all remaining infrastructure.
This next phase will expand over the Red Brow Lane area, opening up the northern side of the development and providing access to further plots.
Andy Lavin, director of Daresbury Park Developments Limited, comments: We are very keen to maintain momentum and plough ahead with the next phase of the development. The investment in the infrastructure works reaffirms our continued commitment to the Park and its rolling programme of speculative development.
Jill Brown of GVA Grimley with adds: Daresbury Park has proved to be a great success thanks to its unique package of high quality buildings set in landscaped surroundings strategically located just off the M56. It highlights the fact that there is an increasing demand for high quality, high specification products in the South Manchester area.
Building 1200 was the latest building to be completed at the Park and there has been a great deal of interest in it. With planning consent granted for 1.6 million sq ft, Daresbury Park can easily cater for current occupiers needs as well as future expansion plans.
GVA Grimley and Dunlop Heywood Lorenz are joint letting agents.
Daresbury Park Welcomes Bnfl
2003-08-06
Daresbury Park has welcomed the arrival of its latest tenants, BNFL (British Nuclear Fuels) following the completion of its extensive fit out at Building 1100.
BNFL, which relocated from its corporate centre from its existing premises in Risley, completed the letting of its new 40,000 sq ft corporate centre in what was the largest office pre-let in South Manchester of 2002. Joint agents GVA Grimley and CB Hillier Parker subsequently secured the forward purchase of the building to the Lanebridge Property Fund for around 9 million with a yield of 6.68%.
Almost 200 staff have moved to the new office working in jobs including IT, property, corporate, communications, human resources, legal, finance and purchasing. Members of the executive and BNFLs new chief executive Michael Parker will also have offices at the new centre.
Peter ODonnell of BNFL says: We were attracted to Daresbury Park because of the high standard and quality of the buildings at Daresbury Park and are delighted with our new corporate centre, which portrays the right image for us. Its easily accessible for all our staff and provides an ideal working environment.
Andy Lavin, director of Daresbury Park Developments Limited a joint venture partnership between Maple Grove Developments Ltd and the De Vere Group comments: Daresbury Park is proving to be one of the most competitive business parks not only in the North West but in the UK. We believe the Parks success is due to its strategic location immediately on junction 11 M56 and the high quality of product available.
Building 1200 of 30,000 sq ft has also recently been completed as part of the Parks ongoing speculative development programme and there has already been interest in it. The Park has planning consent for 1.6 million sq ft meaning that it will continue to cater for occupiers current needs as well as meeting their future expansion plans.
