Trafford Park

[CDX]

New offices app from Peel,

74815/O/2010
Land adjacent to west of Trafford Boulevard Trafford Park Manchester

Outline planning permission for demolition of existing (vacant) residential dwellings and erection of new BCO Grade A Office building (a maximum of 12,100 sqm Gross Internal Area and up to 10 storeys in height) together with associated car parking, substation and security lodge. All matters reserved for subsequent consideration.

[flange]

I imagine that is relating to the old vacant houses infront of the Playgolf centre.

[CDX]

Info on that office app.

but it is only outline, quality render.







also an updated Google sat image, showing that canal inlet,

[andysimo123]

MEN....

Manchester Volkswagen Van Centre invests £250,000 in new showrooms

A Greater Manchester van retailer is investing £250,000 to create four showrooms. The Manchester Volkswagen Van Centre, based in Trafford Park, said an increase in the manufacturer's lifestyle vehicles, including the new California camper van, means it now requires more showroom space. The firm said it was committed to hiring local contractors for the expansion project. Jim Hobson, head of business, said the work will involve creating a two-storey building with a mezzanine floor. He said: “This will allow us to move people currently working on the ground floor to the upper level floor, therefore giving us far more showroom space.” Construction work is expected to take around 10-12 weeks and, when complete, the company will increase its Saturday business hours. Mr Hobson added: “The investment demonstrates our commitment to providing businesses, van drivers and lifestyle customers in Manchester with the highest standard Volkswagen facility. “The new showroom has a contemporary design and is in line with Volkswagen's corporate identity.”

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereven...-new-showrooms

[jrb]

Bit of a flurry in the Park.


PNW.

Segro sells regional parks below 2011 value

21 May 2012, 10:36


Industrial Segro has exchanged conditional contracts to sell its holdings at Heywood Distribution Park in Rochdale and Trafford Park in Manchester as part of a portfolio of four non-core regional estates.

The four are in the process of being sold for £204.5m to a fund advised by Harbert Management Corporation (Europe) LLC.

The other two multi-let industrial estates are Kings Norton Business Centre and Meteor Park in Birmingham.

Segro's two regional offices in Manchester and Birmingham will close as a result of the disposals.

The four estates comprise approximately 4.7m sq ft of lettable space. Segro acquired 2.5m sq ft at Trafford Park as part of its takeover of Brixton in June 2009. Segro paid £150m to buy the 3.2m sq ft Heywood from Moorfield Group in 2005. There have been piecemeal disposals of premises and land at both Greater Manchester estates in the meantime.

Segro said that at 31 March 2012 the portfolio had a vacancy rate of 20.5% and a weighted average unexpired lease term of 4.3 years to earliest break. The sale price represents a net initial yield of 6.7%, or 7.4% with the benefit of lease incentive top-ups. The sale proceeds, net of lease incentive top-ups, are approximately 2.9% below the 31 December 2011 book value.

Completion is contingent upon finalisation of the purchaser's bank funding arrangements, which have been credit committee approved by the purchaser's lenders.

Phil Redding, Segro's chief investment officer, said: "In the year to date, assuming the completion of this transaction, we have announced non-core asset disposals of £377m, with further disposals expected during the remainder of the year. This latest announcement is another important step forward in the process of re-shaping our portfolio to focus on core markets."

Shares in Segro were unchanged at 217p.

Jones Lang LaSalle advised Segro. Dowley Turner Real Estate represented Harbert.

PNW.

Langtree buys in Trafford

21 May 2012, 10:09


Developer-investor Langtree has paid £1.6m to buy a 27,350 sq ft industrial unit in Trafford Park from an unnamed private property company, at a net initial yield of around 9%.

The asset was marketed at a guide price of £1.7m by WHR Property Consultants. Travis Perkins subsidiary CCF, formerly Commercial Ceiling Factors, occupies the unit on a 20-year lease from June 2001 at a passing rent of £148,500 a year.

The self-contained industrial unit is situated close to the Guinness Circle Roundabout on Trafford Park.

Richard Ainscough, managing director of Langtree Commercial Property, said: "We are delighted to have acquired unit B Guinness Circle in a deal reflecting a yield approaching 9%.

"Langtree CP is an active investor in properties like this and we're keen to acquire more. We have a number of other possible acquisitions under consideration and I expect we'll be doing more deals in the coming months. It's certainly good to be on the continued acquisition trail."

BDNW.

A MANCHESTER-based wholesaler has secured funding to move to a new warehouse at Trafford Park.

Stocks Manchester is a business specialising in surplus or unwanted stock, which it buys from and sells to a range of clients including manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

The firm has previously traded from leased premises at Pilsworth, near Bury, but has now secured a funding package from NatWest bank to buy a 60,000sq ft distribution centre and offices on a two-acre site on Village Way. The move will allow the firm to create an extra four jobs, bringing the total number of employees to 25.

Stocks buys and sells excess and discontinued stock covering anything from garden, DIY, homeware, toys, health and beauty and home entertainment products.

Jack Caplin, who owns and runs the business alongside partner Mike Josephson, said: “This move is the natural next step for us and to go from two rented sites 18 miles apart to owning a permanent base allows us to increase our storage capacity and provide and even wider range of goods.

"We started the business from scratch, so to see this achievement is very rewarding for Michael and myself."

Tim Hine, relationship director for NatWest Commercial banking said: “Jack and Mike are an ambitious team and saw this as a great opportunity to grow an already successful business."

[andysimo123]

from the men....

Russells Construction completes £1m warehouse re-fit for AK Worthington

Logistics specialist AK Worthington has completed a £1m refurbishment of a 16,000 sq ft warehouse in Trafford Park.

The work was carried out by Russells Construction, which is also based in Trafford Park.

Russells was responsible for the design and build and appointed Cube Architecture and engineers Healey Consulting to the project, which took 14 weeks to complete.

Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereven...k-worthington-

[andysimo123]

MEN.....

Stocks Manchester relocates to Trafford Park

A wholesaler which specialises in surplus and unwanted stock has moved to a new warehouse.

Stocks Manchester has relocated from leased premises at Pilsworth, near Bury, to a 60,000 sq ft distribution centre on Village Way, Trafford Park.

It secured funding from NatWest to buy the two-acre site. Stocks is an international operation which buys and sells garden and DIY items, homewares, toys, health and beauty and home entertainment products.

Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereven...-trafford-park

[alr1970]

Does anyone know whay there is so much site investigation going on on the last patch of vacant land on the old Westinhouse site, between the Kelloggs, L'Oreal, Biffa and ABF warehouses? There's an app on the site for another distribution shed, but in the last few months they've been drilling a lot of 6inch bore hols and taking away the muck in bags. Holes have also gone in on the roundabout at the south end of Europa Way and in the carriageway of thet road itself. This week they're putting 2 holes in a wee patch of land between Fraser Place and the drop to the canal towpath, by the footpath that goes down the side of Kelloggs.

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Holes are here.

I note that accross the canal from here is the Euroterminal and easy access to existing rail lines into town. The vacant site is also big enough for a tunnel portal, so is this where the HS2 tunnel will pop up, it's only about 4 miles to Barton Bridge, from where open land leads all the way out of the city.

[man med]

http://worldinproperty.co.uk/en/arti...-strategy-6795




DTZ has been commissioned to prepare a Growth Strategy and Spatial Framework to guide the future development and maximise the economic growth potential of Trafford Park.

DTZ in Manchester, part of UGL Services, leading a multi-disciplinary team including Taylor Young, Regeneris and Curtins Consulting, will focus on Trafford Park and the adjoining areas of the Trafford Centre, Pomona, Manchester United Football Club and MediaCity:UK as well as considering linkages to adjacent areas including The Quays and the City Centre.

Trafford Park is the largest industrial estate in the north-west and one of the largest in Europe. Given the Park’s economic importance to the City Region and beyond, it has been selected as one of just eight Business Led Neighbourhood Plan frontrunner areas nationally as part of the emerging localism agenda.

Martin Douglas at Cargill and Chair of Trafford Park Business Neighbourhood Shadow Management Board stated: “[the strategy] will set out a sound framework to reinvigorate the ambitions for Trafford Park shared by Trafford Park businesses, major landowners and other key partners.”

Nick Gerrard, Corporate Director Economic Growth and Prosperity at Trafford Council confirmed: “Trafford Park is a critical economic priority for Trafford, Greater Manchester and the north west and we are confident they will develop a robust and effective framework that will help to unlock growth in Trafford Park.”

Caroline Baker, Director at DTZ and lead director for the commission added: “Our team is really excited about working with the Trafford Park businesses and Trafford Council to harness Trafford Park’s opportunities and identify a strategy to overcome its challenges.”








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[alr1970]

Originally Posted by alr1970

Does anyone know whay there is so much site investigation going on on the last patch of vacant land on the old Westinhouse site, between the Kelloggs, L'Oreal, Biffa and ABF warehouses?

OK, I'll follow up my own post with some developments. In August a piliong rig arrived on the site and started piling well away from the area that would be built on under the existing PP. I've realised that it is more or less over the line of the main sewer from Manchester crentre to the Davyhulme sewage works.

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Balfour Beatty are on site and an excavator has remove d abig pile of muck from within the piled area. So it would seem to be a new connection to the sewer, but I can't find any reference to it on United Utilities website, where they proudly trumpet various other sewerage improvements.

So probably not HS2.

[stantonyscentre]

Hi all
I've really enjoyed reading this thread!

I work for Trafford Park Heritage Centre and I am posting to make you aware of a Reunion for all ex-employees of Massey Ferguson. The reunion is on Friday 12th April 2013 at Urmston Men's Club. For more information email John Harrison at johnharrison01@yahoo.co.uk

Sorry if i've posted in the incorrect thread!!

Kind Regards

Jo

[neil]

From thebusinessdesk


Trafford Park secures new planning status
10th April 2013


TRAFFORD Park has been designated a business neighbourhood planning area which will give companies based there a greater say in its future development.

It will enable the Trafford Park Shadow Management Board, which includes businesses such as Cargill, Manchester United, and Guardian Print Media, to have some control over the development plan process.

It can now submit an application to the council to be a neighbourhood forum, which would enable it to develop a neighbourhood plan or neighbourhood development order.

Mike Pocock, planning partner in the Manchester office of law firm Pinsent Masons, said: “This is fantastic news for Trafford Park and is a critical step towards allowing businesses at Trafford Park to have greater control over the development of the park.

"It is now up to the applicants to formalise a neigbourhood forum which will in turn allow it to create a neighbourhood plan or neighbourhood development order. These steps will allow planning decisions to be largely shaped by the wishes of the businesses at the park.

“However, while this is a positive step for the prosperity of the park, there is still a requirement for statutory consultees to be involved in planning decisions meaning that an element of frustration and delay could remain, so the designation is not a panacea.”