PLANS have been lodged for the next phase of a new industrial park on the edge of Bradford.

Opus North, the developer behind the Interchange 26 development, has applied to build two bespoke warehouses on a section of the site.

Redevelopment of the 57-acre former North Bierley water Treatment Works at the intersection of the M62 and M606 at Chain Bar, was agreed when outline plans were passed in 2018.

The firm has been underway with the first phase - an access road and earth works - after buying the site from Keyland Developments, a sister company to Yorkshire Water, in 2019.

It also sold a section of the site to Tungsten Properties in June, who went on to receive approval for a logistics warehouse towards the end of last year.

But now Opus North is applying for its first buildings on the site. A further section is also earmarked for a future warehouse development.

A statement submitted to Kirklees Council with the plans describes the warehouses as large single storey buildings

It states: "The overall design approach to the scheme is to create a cohesive family of buildings on the site that have similar design trends and features but allow flexibility to create individual bespoke elements to reflect the occupier’s requirements.

"Each of the two proposed buildings have undergone a large amount of design development to achieve a final layout that meets the end

users brief and fits within the site constraints.

"The majority of the proposed buildings is made up of a large expanse of storage space with an element of two storey office space. The buildings have large elevations and to help break up the mass the building has been split into two with the lower portion in horizontal laid cladding and vertical cladding to the upper element.

"The upper cladding element has been further defined with a selection of contrasting cladding panels creating a fade from one end to the other. This helps to create character and a bespoke element to the buildings.

"The office areas have been further accentuated with the use of different cladding finish, a double height glazed entrance area with metal canopy and punched glazed openings to the general office areas."

The business park has not been without controversy due to objections about the access route via Cliff Hollins Lane, which connects to Mill Carr Hill Road, then Bradford Road and finally onto Junction 26 of the M62 at Chain Bar.

Objectors called for other options to be looked at again, including linking the development directly to the motorway network, and an access from Bradford Road via a new bridge across the M606.

But planners said the developer had ruled out these options for technical and viability reasons, and the Council had reached the same conclusion.