Bruntwood SciTech has been given the green light to undertake the £60m redevelopment of the Greenheys building at Manchester Science Park.
Bruntwood SciTech – a 50:50 joint venture between Bruntwood and Legal & General – received planning permission from Manchester City Council to deliver 131,000 sq ft of “world class” lab space at Greenheys, which will be transformed into a six-storey building offering a range of specialist CL2 labs with supporting office space starting from 2,500 sq ft up to 22,000 sq ft.
It was recently confirmed that Greenheys will become the new headquarters for UK Biobank – the world’s most significant source of data and biological samples for health research.
Alongside UK Biobank, there is 62,000 sq ft of commercial space available for scaling life science companies at Greenheys, which will be 100% electric and BREEAM Excellent rated.
Peter Crowther, property director at Bruntwood SciTech, said: “We are pleased to have had approval on our plans for the redevelopment of Greenheys which will see it become one of the most advanced and specialist life science spaces in the UK.
“With UK Biobank already announced to move to the new hub, we know this will be a big draw for scaling life science businesses who are keen to be located in the same building and access opportunities to work together with both them and the neighbouring researchers at The University of Manchester.
“The new Greenheys will build on the North West’s world-leading cluster of clinical, academic and commercial assets and we look forward to commencing with our enabling works later this summer and construction early next year.”
BDP Architects, Deloitte, Walker Sime, DW Consulting and Silcock Leedham form the project team overseeing the redevelopment of Greenheys.
