The site will include a logistics warehouse, a petrol station, a Travelodge with 81 beds and three drive-throughs. 

 

The 12-acre site which is next to J1 of the M49 is intended to be part of the new “gateway” to the Central Park warehouse & distribution park development. 

 

The new logistics warehouse will be called “Junction One”. Barwood Capital has started developing it, with the intention of finishing in the last quarter of 2019. 

 

Planning permission has been submitted to South Gloucestershire Council for the 81-bed hotel, and Euro Garage has also submitted plans for the petrol station and three drive-throughs.  

 

Barwood Capital director Andrew Barlow said: "We have been pushing forward with our plans to support Central Park’s occupiers and the wider Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area.

 

"The new warehouse will be delivered to a high specification, answering the strong demand from businesses who are looking to expand or locate within this key logistics hub. We are in current discussions with potential occupiers.

 

"The hotel, petrol filling station and drive thrus will offer a much-needed local amenity to the Park’s occupiers and their staff, in what is becoming one of the UK’s most sought-after logistics locations."

 

Source: Insider Media South West

 

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