The Business Exchange Swindon & Wiltshire Edition 30: April/May 2017 | Page 27

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY SMEs to benefit from new business park The small businesses community in Wiltshire is due to receive a boost thanks to Hawke Ridge Business Park. Plans have revealed that the 35-acre park between Trowbridge and Westbury will give owners of small businesses the opportunity to future proof their companies at Wiltshire’s newest business park. Property developers HPH Ltd have submitted a detailed planning application to Wiltshire Council for a small business unit scheme providing 53,500 sq.ft. of much needed commercial space. The scheme, to be called Kestrel Court, will include 20 units ranging in size from 1,500 to 5,500 sq.ft. There will also be parking for 99 vehicles, secure parking for 20 bicycles and electric vehicle charging points. The application signals an exciting new phase in the development of the £50 million Hawke Ridge Business Park. Chris Wordsworth, development director at HPH Ltd, said: “Although we have the capacity to accommodate large space users at Hawke Ridge Business Park we also want to create facilities that enable businesses of all sizes to thrive and succeed. “We are offering occupiers an array of benefits from modern efficient buildings to ultrafast broadband, which will not only support their business today but future proof their operations. “This latest detailed planning application for 20 commercial units is specifically designed with the small business community in mind. We have already had a huge amount of interest in the units which demonstrates the current lack of supply in Wiltshire.” Around £2 million worth of works has already been completed at Hawke Ridge Business Park including a new roundabout, access roads, connection to mains services, landscaping, bus shelters and new signage. For more info: www.hawke-ridge.com THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE 2017 27