Following a recent public consultation event with the community and local businesses where we listened to and considered their views on our proposed development, we have now submitted a planning application for the development of a further 922 sq. m. of light industrial workshop space which will be divided into 18 units. 

Stephen Holland, Head of Development at BEC, said: 

“Blencathra Business Centre, near Keswick, has been a great success, let on rolling monthly license fees to small businesses, Blencathra comprises light industrial workshops and small office spaces.”

“The existing units have been fully occupied for over five years now with a waiting list, ensuring space is reoccupied immediately when tenants move on. This clear demand, and a desire to explore new green technologies and thinking on design and construction, is why we are looking to bring this, what we hope will be a pioneering development, forward. To provide opportunities for 18 more local businesses.”

“In recognition of the development goals of the Lake District Park authority, and in support of the existing small business centre, our proposed design provides a series of smaller self-contained units. The design has specifically looked to avoid building on the full plot, keeping sight lines, view corridors and biodiversity access routes across the site open.”