CONSTRUCTION has started on Yeovil’s premier employment site, Bunford Park.
Work commenced on November 13 and is being handled by R K Bell Project Limited, a contractor appointed by Abbey Manor Group Limited.
The project includes setting up a new traffic signal junction on the A3088, creating estate roads and utilities.
This will lead to the release of the first plots of Bunford Park.
Judith Gannon, Managing Director of Abbey Manor Group Ltd, said: "Bunford Park is Yeovil’s Strategic Business Park, it’s been a long time in gestation, and we are delighted that we are finally able to start work on such an important site for the South Somerset area, creating and safeguarding hundreds of jobs both in construction and operation.
"This is a major private investment in the town and will be significant contributor to the local economy with the potential to create 2,500 direct and 800 indirect jobs and contribute over £100m to the GVA of the Yeovil economy."
Bunford Park, a 26-acre site has outline planning permission for office, industrial and other uses.
The development aims to respect the local scenery with over 4,000 trees and shrubs already planted.
It is set to be a significant contributor to the economy of South Somerset area, with the potential to create 2,500 direct and 800 indirect jobs and contribute over £100m to the GVA of the Yeovil economy.
The project is expected to be completed by spring 2025, and Hartnell Taylor Cook have been appointed to bring the project to market once it is finished.
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