Solstice Park
Issue 2
Autumn 2004		 news

SEEING IS BELIEVING!

infrastructure completed

As work forges ahead at Solstice Park, Amesbury Property Company (APC), has secured the 160 acre (65 ha) business park’s first three occupiers.

To accommodate the requirements of these three occupiers, APC has submitted an amended planning application for the 11 acre (4.5 ha) roadside and leisure zone to Salisbury District Council. The new application includes plans to increase the size of the proposed hotel from 120 to 149 bedrooms.

Commenting on progress at Solstice Park, Cliff Whitley, Development Manager at APC said:

“We are delighted that we have secured these first three deals, which establish a central service core for Solstice Park. There is already a great deal of interest in the development and we know that these new facilities will prove to be an additional attraction to potential occupiers.”



Life Property has exchanged contracts to purchase a 0.78 acre site, which is to be developed for a 126 cover Pizza Hut restaurant.



Margram is buying a 0.61 acre plot for a petrol filling station, which it is anticipated will provide BP products. The petrol filling station will operate 24 hours per day and will include a 4,500 sq ft convenience store, a jet and rollover car wash.

 



Whitbread is to acquire an acre for a 180 cover Brewers Fayre pub/restaurant.

 

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ABBEY MANOR TO BUILD SPECULATIVE SCHEME

Responding to the high level of enquiries from companies seeking to relocate to Solstice Park, Abbey Manor Group Limited is preparing to build a speculative industrial scheme on a two acre site within the 20 acre industrial and distribution zone recently purchased from APC.

The new scheme, to be called The Beacon Centre, will provide units ranging in size from 2,000 sq ft to 10,000 sq ft and will be available on both a freehold and leasehold basis.

NEW HOMES FOR AMESBURY

A new housing development is to be built to provide 550 homes with a school and community facilities one mile from Solstice Park.

The joint development by Bloor and Persimmon Homes will also provide a much improved road link from Solstice Park to the A345.

A second phase will provide a further 650 homes bringing the total to 1,200. Gleeson are just concluding the remaining units on their 1,000 homes development just a few hundred yards from Solstice Park.

OFFICES ON THE HORIZON

In a move that will meet strong demand, especially from local companies, APC has agreed to sell 2 acres within the office zone of Solstice Park, to Morcroft Property Developments Limited.

Morcroft, a specialist in new office schemes, is planning a development of two buildings, comprising a total of 43,000 sq ft. The buildings, which have been designed around a central courtyard will provide 12 separate office units, each of which will have its own exclusive entrance.

Commenting on the deal, Bob Moore, Managing Director of Morcroft said: “There is strong demand from expanding companies in the Amesbury and Salisbury area for modern, high quality offices and Solstice Park, with its immediate access onto the A303 trunk road, is an ideal location for successful local businesses.”

THE BEST TEAM UNDER THE SUN

Solstice Park is again to sponsor Amesbury Town’s under 14 football team, who won their league last season - another winning combination.

A303 UPDATE

The new all ways junction on the A303 which forms the gateway to Solstice Park was opened to traffic in May 04, the £8 million cost of the works funded by APC.

The new £2 million A303 road bridge funded by The Highways Agency became operational in June 04.

The reprofiling of the whole of Solstice Park, which required the movement of 600,000 m3 of chalk was completed in August 04, providing unique building platforms ready for contractors to commence building works.

 

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4 November 2002

Report in Western Gazette

BUILDING FIRM GETS THE ABBEY HABIT

A construction firm has opened its new offices in a historic business centre it helped transform.

Yeovil based Bartlett, which is part of the property solutions group Rok, has taken space in the Abbey Business Centre, Preston Road, a mixture of new and refurbished buildings providing modern, managed office suites in the landscaped grounds of the grade I listed manor house.

The opening, performed by Mayor Julian Freke, was a double celebration for the firm, as it also marked the successful completion of the building element of the project for which it had been responsible.

Most of the suites in the new centre owned by developers Abbey Manor Group have already been taken and Managing Director, Nigel Timmis, said they were proving extremely popular because they combined picturesque surroundings with contemporary interiors and generous parking. "We are delighted with Bartlett's performance and the way in which the new buildings, with their use of local stone, blend so well with the old ones" said Nigel.

Despite its name, Abbey Farm is one of the largest and finest ancient secular buildings in Yeovil, built almost 600 years ago with part of it scheduled as an ancient monument.

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14 October 2002

'OFFICE SUITES IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE '

YEOVIL

Abbey Manor Group Ltd is pleased to announce the opening of a new Business Centre in Yeovil.

The existing Grade 1 listed Manor House set in historic and delightful surroundings has been recently extended to provide brand-new serviced office suites from 200 - 2,000 sq ft.

This will provide the area with the first truly flexible managed modern office space, providing a full range of Business Support Services, Audio Visual Conference Facilities, exclusive Cafe and ample on-site parking.

Abbey Manor Business Centre is ideally positioned to provide the ideal working environment.

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04 August 2002

The Abbey • Preston Road • Yeovil • Somerset

The new Abbey Manor Business Centre in Yeovil is officially opening in September 2002.

Nigel Timmis, managing director of Abbey Manor Group who own the building and Chris Hyde, area director of Bartlett, the company which carried out the new extension building work have officially topped out the building with an ancient 'topping out' ceremony.

The new office extension to The Abbey, Preston Road will provide the Yeovil area with the first truly managed modern office space, providing a full range of business support services, conference rooms, in-house catering facilities, Broadband Internet access, IT support and ample on-site parking. The centre is ideal for small-medium sized businesses, new businesses, office expansions or relocating from a large city.

The existing Grade 1 listed building is set in historic and delightful surroundings and has been extended to provide approx 25,000 sq ft of office space, with serviced office suites available from 200 - 2,000 sq ft. The business centre, which is ideally positioned on the edge of the town providing the ideal working environment, already accommodates several businesses, and has the capacity for many more.

John Timmis, Business Centre lettings Manager said, "We have already gained positive interest from potential occupiers with many new lettings already confirmed". Chris Hyde, the area director of Bartlett said, "We feel fortunate to have the best of both worlds - modern offices in a building with a fascinating history behind it".

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