Plans in for further Advanced Manufacturing Park development

Harworth Group has submitted new plans for further development at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Waverley, Rotherham. More than 400,000 sq ft of space will be created close to existing occupiers such as Rolls Royce, Boeing and McLaren.Barton Willmore, on behalf of the developer, has lodged an outline application with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council for the remaining undeveloped plots at the park.The proposals cover the development of up to 431,000 sq ft of flexible business, manufacturing and office floorspace.It would enable the group to bring forward individual plots according market or specific operator requirements.A planning statement submitted as part of the application said the proposals “represent sustainable development” and will “provide a commitment to securing economic growth in order to create jobs and prosperity”.The wider Advanced Manufacturing Park was granted enterprise zone status by the government in 2011. It is intended that the park will ultimately form part of an Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation District spanning Rotherham and Sheffield and become the leading advanced manufacturing and research area in Europe.A range of buildings have been constructed over the past decade, with organisations including Rolls Royce, Boeing and the University of Sheffield now based at the park.Supercar maker McLaren agreed a deal last year to take a unit for a £50m technology centre. It inaugurated the McLaren Composites Technology Centre (MCTC) in January 2018 with the production of carbon fibre tubs set to begin in 2019.