Burnley Bridge South, part of Eshton’s Burnley Bridge Employment Gateway situated at Junction 9 M65, has been allocated as proposed employment land in the Council’s next Local Plan and is set to bring 1,300 new jobs to the town.
To date, the three-phase development off the M65 carriageway has brought more than £50million in investment to Burnley and the surrounding area.
The new Burnley Bridge South scheme will provide a similar mix of warehousing and industrial accommodation to the existing site, with a flexible range of quality units tailored to meet the needs of its occupiers. Sitting adjacent to the A679 Accrington Road, the indicative plans for Burnley Bridge South are for units totalling 600,000 sq ft.
The three developments, clustered around Junction 9 of the M65 motorway, already comprises Burnley Bridge and Titanium Park, which together span 80 acres and has 735,000 sq ft already occupied with room for a further 135,000 sq ft.
James Chapman, managing director of Eshton, said: “Burnley Bridge South forms part of our vision to expand Burnley’s business park presence and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to investing in Burnley.
“Our strategy of continued growth is on track and we’re confident that the next 12 months will bring further significant milestones for the business park and Burnley.’’
Burnley Council leader, Mark Townsend, said: ‘’We are waiting to hear from the planning inspector on final approvals and we hope to adopt the Local Plan over the summer. It is good news for Burnley that Eshton plan to take this site forward.
‘’We have confidence in them to deliver a quality development following the success of their previous business park development Burnley Bridge which has created hundreds of new jobs for the town.’’
Burnley Bridge
Ideally situated on the outskirts of Burnley and at Junction 9 of the M65, Burnley Bridge Business Park is the largest industrial park development on the M65 corridor for more than a decade.
The sites total over 100 acres of development by commercial property development and investment company Eshton Ltd, based in Leeds.
Eshton Ltd
Founded in March 2001 and led by brothers James and Jonathan Chapman, Eshton Ltd is a commercial property development and investment company. Located in Leeds, Eshton has a wide range of experience in all sectors of commercial development.