Blyth business units get the go ahead

Plans for a £2m development of business units on a Northumberland industrial estate have been approved.The news will mean developer SIJP Partnership will move ahead later this year with the construction of a mix of 18 industrial, manufacturing, and storage and distribution units on land off Ennerdale Road at Blyth’s Riverside Business Park.New access roads, landscaping and onsite waste collection facilities will be included as part of a commercial development package to create about an additional 18,000 sq ft of floor space at the park, which is currently home to a number of other units used for similar industrial and general business activities.Work on the units, which will have onsite parking and will benefit from access to local transport links when completed in 2022, will create up to 20 construction jobs during the initial build phase.Planning estimates indicate that tens of thousands of pounds could be pumped into the regional economy as occupiers move in and spend on local services and amenities.Sean Hedley, managing director of North East planning specialists Hedley Planning Services, has secured approval from Northumberland County Council planning department.