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Search the Public Notice PortalPLANS have emerged for a huge employment and logistics development covering more than 150 acres of farmland in Croft, near to the Parkside site.
Land at Southworth Hall Farm, off Southworth Lane, Warrington is being marketed as a major development opportunity capable of accommodating almost two million sq ft of employment space.
The proposals, revealed in sales particulars produced by property consultancy Fisher German, feature five large industrial or logistics buildings developed across two phases.
The overall site extends to 151.29 acres, or 61.22 hectares, and is currently in agricultural use.
The particulars state that the land has been submitted through Warrington Borough Council's Economic Development Needs Assessment and Call for Sites 2026 process.
No planning permission for the development is identified in the sales particulars, which describe the proposals as an "indicative masterplan" and make clear that development would be subject to planning consent.
No formal planning application has been submitted.
However, the land is close to Parkside in Newtopn-le-Willows which is already the site of massive redevelopment with large warehouses planned.
The largest building shown on the plans would extend to 832,042 sq ft, with a second building of 532,372 sq ft.
Together they would provide 1.36 million sq ft as part of the first phase.
Three further buildings of 168,047 sq ft, 318,163 sq ft and 136,703 sq ft respectively form the proposed second phase, taking the total shown in the masterplan to 1,987,327 sq ft.
The land is split into two main plots, with one extending to 82.03 acres and the other covering 69.26 acres, while a third area is identified for potential access.
The site is close to Junction 22 of the M6 and the sales document highlights its position between Manchester and Liverpool and within what it describes as a "prime industrial and logistics corridor".
It also points to recent and ongoing infrastructure works in the area, including a spur at a new roundabout providing access to potential development.
The particulars refer to Tritax's Parkside East scheme immediately to the north and Parkside Regeneration LLP's development at the former Parkside Colliery to the north west.
According to Fisher German, the indicative scheme has been designed to retain existing landscape features and hedgerows where possible, with new landscaped bunding intended to minimise the visual impact on neighbouring properties.
More constrained areas of the site could be used for green infrastructure, recreational routes and biodiversity net gain measures.
The agent describes the land as having the potential to become a "major employment and logistics destination".
Offers are being invited for either the sale of the site or strategic development agreements, with the particulars stating that the land would be sold freehold with vacant possession on completion.
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