Plans for the next 21,000 sq ft office building at St. Modwen's
£100 million Longbridge Technology Park have been given the
green light by Birmingham City Council's Planning Committee.
Three Devon Way is a Grade A, three storey office building that
has been planned to form the next phase of the successful
Technology Park. The building is expected to be awarded a BREEAM
'very good' rating when completed.
Mike Murray, senior development surveyor for St. Modwen, said:
"Three Devon Way will form part of the next phase of the Technology
Park to help meet future demand. The success of both the Innovation
Centre and Two Devon Way has put Longbridge Technology Park on the
map as a prime location for technology-led businesses."
The Innovation Centre is home to 40 business employing
approximately 240 people, while neighbouring Two Devon Way is 80
per cent let following a recent letting to UK electronics design
consultancy Bytesnap. The company is one of a number of businesses
who have relocated from the start up suites in the Innovation
Centre to occupy more office space at Two Devon Way.
Longbridge Technology Park, situated off the A38 Bristol Road,
is one of the first phases of the £1bn mixed use Longbridge
scheme. It has been designed specifically to attract a nucleus of
high technology businesses to Longbridge. The area is served
by excellent public transport links, with Longbridge Train Station
within short walking distance. Birmingham city centre is
eight miles away and the M5 (junction 4) and M42 (junction 2)
motorways are three miles away.
St. Modwen has invested over £85 million at Longbridge
since acquiring the 468 acre site in 2003. In addition to the
Innovation Centre and Two Devon Way, this investment to date has
created two new industrial units at the Cofton Centre, the
£66 million Bournville College, which opened in September
2011; 113 new homes which are currently being built on Lickey Road;
the new £5m 'Myplace' youth centre which is currently under
construction; and work will shortly commence on the £70
million Longbridge town centre which will be home to a new
Sainsbury's foodstore.