Halton Council has given the go-ahead to Project Violet, which will see the construction of two buildings providing 12,000 sq ft of accommodation each and one building providing 18,000 sq ft. Tony McDonough reports

Sci-Tech Daresbury has secured planning consent to create 42,000 sq ft of grade A space across three new buildings.

Halton Council has given the go-ahead to Project Violet, which will see the construction of two buildings providing 12,000 sq ft of accommodation each and one building providing 18,000 sq ft.

The buildings will be three storeys high and situated at the gateway of the campus on Innovation Way.

Earlier this week the Liverpool city region campus, operated by Langtree, the Science and Technology Facilities Council and Halton Council, reported a 30% surge in tenants in 2017 and is now home to 132 businesses.

Its latest scheme represents the latest phase of development at the award-winning site which has been upgraded and expanded over the last two years. It follows the investment of £20m and the opening of the Techspace One and Two buildings in 2017.

Work is planned to start later this year with the buildings ready for occupation 12 months later.

Neal Biddle, group development director of Langtree and board member of the Sci-Tech Daresbury joint venture company, said: “This is excellent news. Project Violet will deliver much needed grade A office space in the region.

“Last year another 30 businesses relocated to the campus and with increasing demand on space, it is critical that we continue to invest in the campus’s infrastructure to help support the economic health of the North West’s economy and that of UK Plc to better compete in global markets.”