Kadans Science Partner has secured planning for a new 139,000 sq ft purpose-built laboratory and office building at Merlin Place, Cambridge.
The six-storey building, which was designed by HOK, is located in the Cambridge North Cluster and could be let to a single tenant or multiple tenants.
In addition to a public café, Merlin Place offers end-of-journey facilities including showers, drying and changing rooms, dedicated internal cycle storage and an internal cycle maintenance area.
Edward Joslin, development director at Kadans Science Partner, said: “I am delighted to reach this positive milestone in this development. We are pleased to move forward and bring this new development of best-in-class laboratories to Cambridge.”
Katie Nelson, senior asset manager at Kadans Science Partner, added: “It is so exciting to reach this milestone to move this development forward into this world leading ecosystem. I am looking forward to working with businesses on their growth and supporting the local ecosystem, working with tenants who are making a positive impact in the world.”
Colin Brown, head of planning and development at Carter Jonas, which advised Kadans on the planning application, said: “We are delighted to have supported Kadans Science Partner in securing this very important planning permission on a key landmark site on the northern side of Cambridge, in the heart of an area of major change. The client and design team have worked collaboratively and in close consultation with officers from the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Service, and all can be genuinely pleased with the outcome.”
