British Land has completed a hat trick of lettings to three healthcare businesses at Crownpoint Retail Park, Denton, in Greater Manchester.
InHealth has taken a circa 5,000 sq ft unit for a community diagnostic centre (pictured), CVS Vets has signed for circa 2,500 sq ft and MyDentist has taken a circa 5,300 sq ft unit.
Matthew Reed, head of retail parks at British Land, said: “With 40% of England’s population located within a 30-minute drive of British Land’s portfolio, leading healthcare brands are showing increasing interest in our retail parks. Providers embedded within the community are providing a crucial service for patients, cutting waiting times for core services such as blood tests or x-rays. This not only taps into a significant growth market but also broadens the demographic of our retail park customers and increases the reasons for visiting our retail parks and the time spent there.”
Geoff Searle, chief executive of InHealth, added: “We are excited about our successful collaboration with British Land and the NHS to develop a community diagnostic centre [CDC] at Crownpoint, Denton. Once complete, the South East Manchester CDC will provide capacity for over 40,000 diagnostic tests per annum, and being in such a fantastic community location, we are delighted to be providing key clinical services to the local population. Retail parks provide ideal locations for high quality, accessible diagnostic facilities, and a great experience for our patients with free parking and a range of surrounding amenities.
“Retail park sites offer modern flexible spaces with low cost to fit out and low running costs. Across our nationwide network of CDCs, we’ve seen the real difference and positive impact that centres like these can bring for patients, focussed on improving health outcomes, so we are proud of what our partnership with British Land will deliver for local people and we hope to work together to deliver many more projects like Denton.”
