Following the successful acquisition of the 31-acre Harrier Park site in Hucknall, Clowes Developments have launched an extensive multi-million-pound site clean-up and enabling works programme to prepare the historic site for its next chapter as a major commercial hub.

The brownfield site, formerly home to the development of the iconic Harrier ‘Jump Jet’ and Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, is set to undergo significant transformation with a major clean up and remediation exercise. With a legacy steeped in engineering innovation, Harrier Park will receive substantial investment to clean the contaminated site and deliver an additional 500,000 sq ft modern industrial and warehouse space in a prime East Midlands location on the outskirts of Nottingham. Future occupiers will be in good company as they will neighbour a 200,000sq ft facility currently occupied by RM Resources.

The extensive site clean-up and enabling works will be fulfilled by lead contractor, TanRo and will mark the first major investment in the long-term development strategy for the site.  The multi-million-pound deal works will include groundwater treatment, ground remediation, earthworks to plateau plot levels, construction of retaining walls, high-voltage (HV) service diversions, drainage infrastructure, Section 278 bell mouth works, and initial estate road construction. The road infrastructure programme is expected to continue beyond the initial 20-week schedule.

Hollie Parkes from TanRo commented,

“We are pleased to be partnering once again with Clowes Developments to deliver the enabling works at Harrier Park in Hucknall. This technically complex project involves significant ground remediation, the installation of a retaining wall as well as the formation of development plateaus. TanRo is proud to contribute its expertise to such a challenging and historically significant scheme.”

Although fully serviced by the previous owners and benefiting from planning permission for six industrial/warehouse buildings, Harrier Park requires significant environmental remediation due to its former use. Addressing the contamination is a vital step to unlock the site’s full potential and enable delivery of high-quality employment space in a key regional location.

The site benefits from an excellent location just on the edge of Hucknall, within a 10-minute drive between junction 26 and 27 of the M1 Via the A611. East Midlands Airport, East Midlands Parkway Train Station and the cities of Derby and Nottingham are all accessible within a half an hour drive from the business park. Harrier Park also sits outside the Nottingham workplace parking levy.

Kevin Webster, Associate Development Director at Clowes Developments, commented:

“Harrier Park is a special site with a remarkable heritage, and we’re proud to be bringing it back into productive use. Our first major step is to address its long-standing issues with contamination. Our enabling works are designed to prepare the land for high-quality industrial development, and interest is already strong from potential occupiers looking for bespoke space in a well-connected location.”

Clowes Developments are working in partnership with FHP Property Consultants and Fisher German to market the site with units available from 60,000 to 206,000sq ft. Opportunities are available on both a freehold and leasehold design-and-build basis.