Hillthorn Business Park, Herron Drive, Washington, NE37 3HQ
- Land size
- 11.67 acres
Key Features
- Located adjacent to Nissan
- Part of International Advanced Manufacturing Strategic Site (IAMSS)
- Site A has outline planning consent with Site B full planning for 218,850 sq. ft of industrial space
Description
Location
The site is located on Hillthorn Business Park which occupies a prime location in Washington within 1 mile of the Nissan production plant.
The estate is accessed directly from the recently upgraded A1290 which connects to the A1231 providing dual carriageway access to the A1(M) to the west and A19 to the east. Washington is home to some of the region's largest manufacturing and distribution occupiers due to its strategic central location.
Description
Following the success of Phase 1 which was developed in 2023 providing over 350,000 sqft in 7 high quality units and is now fully let. Phase 2 provides 11.67 acres (4.72 ha) of prime industrial development land in two plots.
The International Advanced Manufacturing Strategic Site (IAMSS) forms part of the North East Investment Zones (IZ) and a tax site providing fiscal incentives.
Hillthorn Business Park makes up part of the automotive cluster, anchored by Nissan.
The cluster already employs more than 12,900 people in the North East Mayoral Combined Authority area including at the adjacent International Advanced
Manufacturing Park (IAMP).
Phase 2 of Hillthorn has proposals for four industrial units of varying sizes ranging from 21,650 - 124,250 sqft, totalling 218,850 sqft.
Site A has outline planning consent under planning reference 21/00605/OU4.
Site B has full planning consent under reference 23/01989/VA4.
Freehold.
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- Date Posted
- 2026-01-29
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