Economic boost for Pickering as planning permission is granted for new business park

Work to build a new business park in Pickering, North Yorkshire is expected to begin this summer.
By Greg Wright
Published 8th Mar 2022, 14:42 BST

Planning permission has been granted for 184,000 sq ft of new industrial space at Pickering Park, which will form phase three of the Thornton Road Business Park.

The York-based construction company Lindum Group will develop the site after gaining support from York & North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership and Ryedale District Council.

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A spokesman said: “The scheme is being brought forward after Lindum was awarded £880,000 from the Government’s Getting Building Fund via the LEP. The investment has supported site preparation and infrastructure to enable development.”

(Left to right) Helen Patchett Y&NY LEP Project Officer, Liz Philpot Y&NY LEP Head of Delivery, Edward Chambers, Lindum Group MD, David Dickson, Y&NY LEP Chair, Cllr Janet Frank, Ryedale council chair, Stuart Mitchell, Lindum Director and Howard Wallis Ryedale District Council Senior Economy & Infrastructure Officer 8. Andy Gardner, Lindum Development Manager(Left to right) Helen Patchett Y&NY LEP Project Officer, Liz Philpot Y&NY LEP Head of Delivery, Edward Chambers, Lindum Group MD, David Dickson, Y&NY LEP Chair, Cllr Janet Frank, Ryedale council chair, Stuart Mitchell, Lindum Director and Howard Wallis Ryedale District Council Senior Economy & Infrastructure Officer 8. Andy Gardner, Lindum Development Manager
(Left to right) Helen Patchett Y&NY LEP Project Officer, Liz Philpot Y&NY LEP Head of Delivery, Edward Chambers, Lindum Group MD, David Dickson, Y&NY LEP Chair, Cllr Janet Frank, Ryedale council chair, Stuart Mitchell, Lindum Director and Howard Wallis Ryedale District Council Senior Economy & Infrastructure Officer 8. Andy Gardner, Lindum Development Manager

Lindum development manager, Andy Gardner, said: “We are very happy that planning approval has now been issued and we can prepare to start construction work on site.

“The units will then be built on an occupier-led basis and can be designed to suit a range of business types and built specifically to suit customer needs.”

Coun Janet Frank, chair of Ryedale District Council, said “There has been a need for more employment land in northern Ryedale for many years – so I’m delighted that work is now going to progress.”

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