After an effective consultation process involving active participation from local stakeholders, the planning application for over 900,000 square feet of new warehouse and distribution space, alongside the refurbishment of current warehouses and the installation of a rooftop solar farm, has been submitted to the Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council.
The proposed plans would see the completed park span a total of 1.7M sq ft and, subject to approval, Errigal Group hopes to be on site for Phase 1 of the build in early 2024.
Situated next to The Junction retail and Leisure Park, the southern part of the park is currently home to enterprises like Bath Shack, Sports Direct and Fastway. Benefitting from superb transportation connections, notably proximity to the M2 motorway, the planned warehouse expansion is poised to attract a diverse range of local and global businesses.
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Upon its completion and full occupancy, this development holds the promise of generating over 1000 job opportunities in the Antrim locality, alongside 200 jobs during the construction phase.
Cormac McCloskey, Joint Managing Director of Errigal Group said: "The consultation process for our proposed redevelopment and extension of Enkalon Business Park has been overwhelmingly positive, with meaningful engagement from local representatives, residents and businesses. Following this engagement with key stakeholders, our team has refined and finalised our planning submission and we’re excited to take this project through the next stage."
Damien Treanor, Joint Managing Director, Errigal Group stated:
"The redevelopment of the business park will breathe new life into the existing park and surrounding land and has the potential to create 1000 jobs in the local community. The economic benefit of the project to the Antrim and Newtownabbey area and sub region will be considerable and we hope to be on site in early 2024."
Since acquiring the Enkalon site in 2019, Errigal Group has carried out £2M of upgrade works. The site as it stands currently is fully leased to tenants as warehousing, distribution and showroom space. The company has also set up an off-site manufacturing unit to service construction projects in Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe. The site currently employs over 400 people across all the business units with the number projected to grow in 2023.
