The second phase of massive warehouse site is now complete
A MAJOR Burton development which will become one of the largest warehousing sites in the Midlands has reached a major milestone.
The one million sq ft Burton Gateway project will see around 1,500 jobs created at the industrial and distribution site in a major boost for the town. It is located just off the A38 between Branston and Barton under Needwood.
Developer St Modwen has confirmed that the 120,000 sq ft of commercial space on the site – the second phase of the scheme – has now been completed.
This will now form a multipurpose space for storage, industry and distribution.
Rob Richardson, senior development manager at Birmingham-based St Modwen, said the firm was committed to helping to create new jobs for the area.
He said: “This latest phase of speculative development is a mark of St Modwen’s intention to meet the growing need for high-quality and well-connected space at a number of its key development sites.”
James Clements, of Knight Frank, the commercial property consultants also working on the scheme, said: “This second phase of development brings more well-located logistics space to East Staffordshire, helping to satisfy a demand within the region.
“The first phase of the development was occupied swiftly and we expect that the units created by Phase 2 won’t be on the market for long either.”
Planning consent has also been granted by East Staffordshire Borough Council for the third phase of the plan, which is for 104,000 sq ft of land on the same site.
Regeneration specialist St Modwen has a £1.7 billion national portfolio of more than 100 projects.
This includes the regeneration of New Covent Garden Market, London; the transformation of Longbridge in Birmingham; and the ongoing regeneration of more than 2,500 acres of former industrial land in South Wales, which includes the delivery of the new £450 million Bay Campus for Swansea University.
The house-building side of company, which was set up back in the 1960s by Barton under Needwood businessman Sir Stanley Clarke, was sold to construction company Balfour Beatty for £51 million in 1987.