{"id":102711,"date":"2021-12-10T14:26:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=102711"},"modified":"2021-12-10T14:26:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T14:26:26","slug":"worcester-business-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/worcester-business-park\/102711\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoford to extend Worcester Six Business Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stoford.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stoford<\/a> has won approval from the Wychavon District Council\u2019s planning committee to extend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worcester6.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worcester Six Business Park<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/stoford-developments-spa-park\/83401\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stoford Developments<\/a> will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/lymedale-business-park\/71850\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extend the business park<\/a>, on the southern side, by up to a further 680,000 sq ft of floor space on 61.18 acres.<\/p>\n<p>An extension was originally included in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swdevelopmentplan.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Worcestershire Development Plan<\/a>, which councils in south Worcestershire adopted in 2016.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking forward<\/h3>\n<p>Gerard Ludlow, director at Stoford, said: \u201cThis is an important step forward for the growth of Worcester Six and it comes at a time when we are in a strong position to put forward our long-term plans to add carefully designed units that are in keeping with the location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are looking forward to making a start so that we can attract even more national and international companies to Worcester, bringing much-needed jobs to the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Worcester Six Business Park is home to a number of major national and international companies, including IONOS, Kohler Mira, Spire Healthcare, Cornelius, Kimal, and Materials Solutions, and is situated only minutes away from junction six of the M5<\/p>\n<h3>Preserving nature<\/h3>\n<p>Safeguarding and improving green space at Worcester Six is a long-held commitment of the developer. Stoford has worked with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worcestershire.gov.uk\/info\/20015\/planning_policy_and_strategy\/1002\/planning_for_green_infrastructure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worcestershire\u2019s Green Infrastructure (GI) Partnership<\/a> to devise a long-term GI Concept Plan which ensures that 6.55ha of the site will be preserved for natural habitats and landscaping, in addition to on-plot landscaping.<\/p>\n<p>Existing woodland, grassland areas, and species-rich hedgerows will be conserved. 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