ELEVEN of the 14 units available for sale or rent at a new block at the Westpark 26 business park at Chelston, Wellington, have been snapped up off-plan as business confidence in the area remains strong.

Developer Summerfield has seen strong interest in Westpark 26’s Block A, a terrace of commercial units currently under construction. The five units in the recently completed Block 2, which in total covers 14,350 sq ft, have sold or let.

Units in Block A range from 715 sq ft to 1,740 sq ft with each having planning permission for light industrial. Summerfield has created a wide range of commercial space within the new phase of development to respond to the individual needs of prospective occupiers.

Ben Trickey, divisional director at Summerfield, said: “Each new development at Westpark 26 has attracted strong enquiries with most blocks selling out in a matter of months. With construction work now under way, Block A is already more than three-quarters taken and we expect the remaining units to be snapped up.

“Businesses in the region have an increasing need and appetite to expand or update their premises and Westpark 26 offers the ideal package of a strategic location, on-site amenities and versatile and flexible accommodation.  

“The business park is just off Junction 26 of the M5 and close to Wellington and Taunton and offers everything from office space to industrial units and large bespoke bases for highly specialist companies.

“Westpark 26 has rapidly become a thriving hub for the region’s business community and the units at Block A, which are due for practical completion around November, further strengthen our offering.”

Companies that have recently taken space at the business park include cheese and dairy exporter Somerdale International, which now occupies more than 10,000 sq ft in multiple units. Somerdale, which is in its 26th year of business, has recently won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.

Notably, in late 2015, Summerfield completed 8,800 sq ft of purpose built premises for powered access machinery and training specialist Prolift Access, which has since opened a depot in Bristol and expanded its operation across the region.

Summerfield has also developed new premises for WJ Group for its South- West regional headquarters. WJ Group continues to win contracts for specialist road marking services across the region.