Peterborough Science and Technology Park

Our proposals for Peterborough Science and Technology Park seek to restore and regenerate a former brickworks site into a world-class landscape-led campus environment.

The aspiration is to create a development of national significance that will support and grow knowledge-based businesses working with research and educational organisations across the Advanced Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Agri-Tech sectors.

The proposals (currently submitted for Outline Planning Approval) comprise over 111-acres of brownfield land that will be redeveloped to provide purpose-designed facilities offering over 500,000ft2 of laboratories, offices and high-grade manufacturing space.

Over 1,500 jobs will be created as a result of the development, many of these ideally suited to local people, covering all levels and skill sets; from scientific, engineering, and construction; to administration, logistics, and maintenance. Furthermore, the businesses based on the park will be at the forefront of driving new skills, training, interns and apprenticeship opportunities linked to local schools, colleges and universities.

The vision for Peterborough Science and Technology Park is for a hub of excellence which the entire region can be proud of, breathing a renewed purpose into this site and transforming Whittlesey into a knowledge-based destination at the forefront of British innovation across the Science and Technology sectors.

Our flexible masterplan framework design looks to create a site for the development of large and small knowledge-based companies to grow. An energy and innovation centre will help to support innovative start-ups and early stage grow-on companies with opportunities for businesses to cooperate with educational bodies undertaking R&D, prototyping and test beds.

The reliance on motorised transport will be minimised as much as possible across the development. This will be facilitated through connections to Whittlesey via an active travel trail. Additionally, the masterplan has been developed with pedestrian-first principles in mind, like low-speed roads and walkable no-car zones.

A 5G district energy network will deploy a range of renewable energy technologies onsite including low carbon heat and cooling, heat recovery and thermal storage with electricity generated from roof and ground mounted solar PV. Small scale hydrogen generation will provide fuel for zero carbon transport.

The design also incorporates a sustainable urban drainage system, designed to integrate seamlessly with the existing manmade and natural environment. This will recycle and reuse most of the onsite surface water using the existing lake as a storage facility with the intention to attract some businesses to the site that require substantial amounts of water for their operations and research. The objective is to achieve Water Neutrality across the development.

A key objective and aspiration from the outset has been to improve and manage substantial areas on the site for the benefit of biodiversity and ecological enhancement.  Almost 50 acres (45%) of the gross plot area has been designated as a safeguarded biodiverse habitat zone, linking in to adjacent local nature parks and wildlife corridors.

By harnessing the power of renewable resources, the development will not only reduce our environmental impact but also pave the way for a cleaner and greener community, becoming a blueprint and quality benchmark for the design of Innovation Clusters and knowledge-based masterplanning excellence across the UK.