by Stephen Chapman
Barclays is planning a “major revamp” of its Radbroke Technology Centre near Knutsford.
Earlier today, Cheshire East Council’s Strategic Planning Committee unanimously approved planning permission on the 64 acre site.
The bank said this represented a “significant long-term investment” in Cheshire to provide a modern, flexible working environment for the 4,000 staff based there.
“For many decades now, Barclays has been a significant employer in the area and these plans represent a strategic and long term commitment to the site which will have a positive impact for both colleagues and the regional community in which we operate,” said Graham Bastin, Managing Director for Barclays and Site Executive at Radbroke Technology Centre.
Neil Tague
Barclays’ overhaul of its Radbroke Technology Centre near Knutsford is to proceed after it secured the backing of the local authority’s strategic planning board.
Cheshire East’s board, which examines major projects across the borough, unanimously resolved to approve the plans subject to a Section 106 Agreement.
As revealed by
Place North West last week, the plans involve the demolition of three buildings comprising 103,000 sq ft, to be replaced by a single 166,000 sq ft building, with the campus being reconfigured to create a “town square” and bring wellness facilities to the fore – around 80,000 sq ft of space is to be “re-greened” as part of the project.
Neil Tague
The banking giant intends to demolish three buildings, replacing them with a 166,400 sq ft office building and open space as it seeks to modernise its technology complex in Cheshire.
Plans to be considered at Cheshire East’s strategic planning board on 24 February outline the proposals for a thorough redevelopment of the Radbroke Technology Centre site in a hybrid application.
Radbroke Hall was built as a luxury family home in 1917 and bought by Barclays in 1972, since when it has served as the central hub of the group’s 65-acre innovation campus.
Located in Lower Peover, close to Knutsford, the site employs around 4,000 people, and houses the bank’s technology office, architecture & strategy, technology quality and risk, and global infrastructure divisions.