DevelopingDeveloping the future of Doncaster

Buccleuch Property in conjunction with their development partner Argon Properties, acquired a brownfield site in Washington from B&Q for £1.6m. The land was promoted for commercial use following which terms were agreed with DPD to pre-let a new distribution warehouse.
Completed in January 2022, the whole development from planning submission to building handover was completed within fifteen months. The building was sold on completion to Abrdn with the balance of the site currently being marketed for commercial and roadside uses.

In conjunction with Wrenbridge Land, Buccleuch Property have unconditionally acquired this prominent Oxford site in an established commercial location in the Cowley area of the City. The former gas holder, owned by Southern Gas Networks, has now been decommissioned and removed.

Parkway Construction have been appointed and are onsite delivering a 43k sq ft Hi Tech/R&D led building with a major emphasis on sustainability and meeting the highest environmental accreditations together with future occupational flexibility. Practical Completion is scheduled for January 2024. The scheme is being forward funded by IM Properties.

Situated five miles south of Edinburgh city centre, Shawfair Business Park is Midlothian’s premier business destination. Major occupiers include the Scottish Qualification Authority and Spire Private Hospital with David Lloyd Leisure and Danfoss both recently committing to significant new developments.

Sustainability is at the heart of the Business Park which benefits from excellent connectivity to the City Bypass and from an onsite Park & Ride with frequent bus links to the city centre, along with a dedicated rail station providing a direct link to Edinburgh Waverley in under fifteen minutes. The Danfoss Low Carbon Innovation Centre is the company’s first carbon neutral building in the world and completed in January 2023.

Construction of the third and final phase at Archer Drive, incorporating 10,000 sq.ft. of open A1 retail/ A3 restaurants and 20,000sq.ft. of leisure space was completed by Litton Property Group in September 2018.
This £5 Million GDV Phase III extension of Archer Road Retail Park has significantly increased the critical mass and footfall of this Retail Park. Pre-Lets were secured to Pure Gym, Costa and Subway.

Pure Gym relocated from their existing space in Phase II, Litton undertook the refurbishment of unit to provide a further 12,000 sq.ft. of leisure space. The space has been let to SWIM!, Firehouse Fitness and Dance Unlimited.

The scheme is anchored by an adjoining 70,000 sq.ft. Sainsbury’s food store and Phase II occupiers include McDonald’s Restaurants, Bathstore, Bensons for Beds and Bright Horizons Family Solutions.
HP Construction Ltd were the main contactors and The Harris Partnership were the Architects.

Riverside Business Park was purchased by Litton Property Group in 2001, and Litton have designed and secured planning approval for a complete regeneration of the historic industrial site of 225,000 sq ft within the Peak District National Park, a process that will be accelerated by the construction of the new bridge.

The new bridge access is a vital part of Litton’s masterplan for the site which aims to secure its long-term future, bringing further wealth and employment to the town.

The construction contract was let to specialist civils contractor Bethell Construction Ltd. The project commenced in September 2020 and completed in March 2021. The contract did include the ramped access inside the site. The final construction requires further demolition of further (currently occupied) space.

Once the new bridge is operational this will allow unhindered access to Riverside for existing businesses and make the entire site more attractive to prospective occupants in many ways.