Steetley
A major scheme which promises to create up to 270 new jobs and clean up a contaminated former factory and colliery site on the Nottinghamshire-Derbyshire border has been submitted to planners.
Laing O’Rourke plans to transform the site of the former Steetley Colliery where generations of pit workers were once employed. Initially the company plans to replace the derelict and dangerous Baker Refractories works adjacent to the former colliery with a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant.
The first phase of the application, being submitted to Bolsover and Bassetlaw District councils, also involves creating a new access road off the main A619 and remedial work to remove asbestos and other hazardous materials from the site.
The company is working closely with English Partnerships and emda to bring forward this significant employment and regeneration opportunity.
If planners give the go-ahead, work is expected to start in the autumn, with local recruitment in the build-up to commencing production next summer.
Grantham
Gladman Developments has won planning permission for a speculative 215,000 sq ft industrial and distribution development, just off the A1 near Grantham.
The Cheshire-based industrial and office developer has acquired a 10-acre site in an off market deal at Gonerby Moor, approx 150 yards from the North Grantham Junction of the A1 (with the B1174) and plans to start work on the G-Space 215 shortly.
The 215,000 sq ft warehouse complex is expected to have an end development value of £15m and help to create up to 200 new jobs. It will be available both freehold and leasehold with a quoting rent of £4.50 psf.
Budworth Brown’s Peterborough office advised Gladman

Developments on the land purchase and will be retained as joint agent with Burbage Reality to market the development.
Newark
More than 900 new jobs are set to be created in Newark, following a successful planning application to build a new £15m office development.
Cheshire-based Gladman Developments has been granted planning permission by Newark and Sherwood District Council to build 91,590 sq ft of new high quality office space at Fernwood Business Park, Great North Road, in Balderton.
Gladman Developments has acquired the site for the new office development from Strawsons Property who are the owners and developers of Fernwood Business Park. Strawsons will be responsible for the construction of the infrastructure and the master planning at Fernwood Business Park.
Gladman Developments expects the first buildings available for occupation will be in late 2007. The work will be staggered into two phases. The developer will initially build Millgate Court, 43,170 sq ft of offices, following by Abbot Court of 48,420 sq ft.
Innes England and Hodgson Elkington have been retained as joint agents.
Walsall
St Modwen has agreed the sale of a 929 sq m (10,000 sq ft) warehouse on its Walsall Enterprise Park to Perfection Foods for £610,000.
This unit is part of 5,109 sq m (55,000 sq ft) phase now under construction, the other warehouse being developed for G H Stafford.
Under the terms of the transaction, St Modwen will build a shell warehouse for Perfection Foods to fit out in late autumn.
Andrew Dixon represented St Modwen. Perfection Foods acted for themselves.