500 jobs planned for Basildon warehouse site (From Echo)
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500 jobs planned for Basildon warehouse site
2:10pm Tuesday 2nd October 2012 in News
Tony White at the proposed site
NEARLY 500 new jobs could be created in Basildon if a major new distribution centre gets the go ahead.
Roxhill Developments Ltd, a nationwide industrial and commercial developer, wants planning permission for a large warehouse storage centre on the site of the former offices of finance firm First Data in Christopher Martin Road.
No client has been secured yet, but if approved, the firm is confident of attracting major retailers such as supermarkets or other big brand stores to set up a regional distribution depot.
Tony White, of planning agent Michael Sparks Associates, said: “This is for outline planning permission, but our client is confident there will be a lot of interest if it is granted. We would work with the council on the detail of the scheme if it goes ahead.”
The site is 8.4acres and could take warehouses up to 17,652 square metres in size.
Basildon Council leader Tony Ball welcomed the fact a large company was keen to invest in Basildon which hopes to remain the business hub of south Essex.
Comments(5)
Druggie Scumbag
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3:01pm Tue 2 Oct 12
Brunning999
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5:44pm Tue 2 Oct 12
E -Type
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6:19pm Tue 2 Oct 12
Its the old "let us build 8 supermarkets and a row of betting shops on common ground and it will create millions of new jobs in the area"
Devils Advocate
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3:29pm Sat 6 Oct 12
Anyone remember the 800 new jobs created with the Barclay white elephant building? that was the first lie about jobs, and our council has never looked back since!
Eric Whim says...
2:24pm Tue 2 Oct 12