Warwickshire Property & Development Group has begun erecting steelwork for 11 commercial units at Greville Business Park, Warwick, England, a 28,000 sq ft scheme that matters to building and architecture professionals because it shows a council-owned developer delivering EPC A and BREEAM Very Good small-unit space where supply is short. The units are being marketed for freehold sale by Avison Young.

Warwickshire Property & Development Group was formed in 2021 by Warwickshire County Council to realise the potential of its development sites, commercial buildings and mineral rights, and this is its second commercial scheme after Sucham Park in Southam.

E Manton is the Birmingham-based contractor building the scheme, with completion expected this winter, alongside a further 15,000 sq ft unit for a named occupier.

Rob Andrews, head of development at WPDG, said: "This scheme will help address the real shortage of high-quality small business space in this part of Warwickshire and we're looking forward to seeing these units taken up by ambitious SMEs once construction is finished."

Avison Young is marketing the units for freehold sale.

The structural driver is local authorities using arm's-length development companies to turn surplus land into employment space, with the scheme sited on Fusiliers Way and, as reported by Insider Media, targeting completion by the end of 2026.

For the sector, the timing matters because units of 1,000 to 5,000 sq ft include PV roof panels, three-phase electricity and minimum seven-metre eaves, specifications that show small-unit space competing on energy performance as well as price.

E Manton, founded in 1898 and now employee-owned, was appointed several months ago, so groundworks are complete and steel is rising within a single construction programme.

The broader implication for the sector is that a second phase planned for a convenience store, nursery and coffee shop shows small commercial schemes being used to anchor local centres, creating further work for regional contractors and designers.

Source: Warwickshire County Council / Insider Media / TheBusinessDesk