ON THEIR WAY TO KINGSWAY

Construction has begun on two major developments at Kingsway in Gloucester.

Developer Robert Hitchins is bringing a Pure Gym and a B&M Home Store with Garden Centre, plus 205 parking spaces, to a threeacre brownfield site in Newhaven Road.

“Kingsway has emerged on the site of the former 340acre RAF Quedgeley. The original masterplan included 3,300 homes and a 40-acre employment site” to Lidl GB’s existing store portfolio of 770 and forms part of the company’s growth plans which envisage opening up to 50 stores a year.

The contractor for both sites is Barnwood.

Construction has also begun on a Lidl store on a neighbouring site which will bring up to 40 jobs to the area.

Lidl will take a long-term lease from Robert Hitchins. The new store will add

Kingsway has emerged on the site of the former 340acre RAF Quedgeley. The original masterplan included 3,300 homes, a 40-acre employment site, community and leisure facilities, retail, sports area and primary school.

Stoford unveils next stage of Worcester Six

Stoford has put forward plans for the next development stage at Worcester Six Business Park after attracting ZwickRoell, a global supplier of materials testing machines.

The commercial developer is seeking planning permission for three units, two of which will be occupied by ZwickRoell which plans to move its UK headquarters from Leominster.

Plans submitted to Wychavon District Council are for a 19,849 sq ft office and 10,000 sq ft assembly building at Worcester Six, near junction 6 of the M5.

Stoford has also submitted a planning application for unit 10C, situated behind the ZwickRoell unit, which comprises 37,800 sq ft of flexible employment space.

Edward Peel, Development Manager at Stoford, said: “It is encouraging to see the continued development on site where we have seen more than 700,000 sq ft of commercial space secured in the last three years.”

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Deeley teams up with church charity to provide homes for the elderly

A topping out ceremony was held at a new £6.8 million housing development for older people in Coventry.

The project, to be known as Bond’s Lodge, is the final piece of the jigsaw at Belgrade Plaza. It features a threestorey building providing 45 one and two-bedroom apartments.

Coventry-based Deeley Construction is working on behalf of Coventry Church (Municipal) Charities to carry out the project which has been designed by Nicol Thomas Architects.

It is funded by the Coventry Church (Municipal) Charities’ own resources as well as through fundraising, a grant from Homes England and a loan from the Charity Bank.

Victor Keene, Chairman of Coventry Church (Municipal) Charities, said: “It is great to see the dream of adding this to our other almshouses here in the city centre.”

Benno Sadowski, Managing Director for ZwickRoell, said: “We are delighted to be expanding our UK and Ireland operation. As a family-run business, we believe that this new facility will offer some excellent opportunities for growth.”

Once fully developed, Worcester Six will provide 1.5 million sq ft of accommodation.

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