MP for Didcot & Wantage Olly Glover visited Grove Business Park to see the latest stage in its redevelopment.
Construction began this Summer on Phase One, which involves three buildings totalling 87,500 sq ft to be known as Logica 1, Logica 2 and The Ruddock.
All will be available in Summer 2026.
Logica 1 and Logica 2 will provide flexible mid-tech units with spaces of up to 31,226 sq ft available, while the hybrid-style Ruddock building has been specifically designed for office/lab/R&D users with space available up to 25,144 sq ft.
In total 377,000 sq ft of new space will be provided when the entire expansion project is complete, which could provide up to 2,500 jobs. The scheme was designed by SRA Architects and is being development managed by atlp consulting.
Speaking on behalf of Oxford Endowment Fund, Will Lawrie, head of property management for Oxford University Endowment Management, said: “We were really pleased to welcome Olly Glover to the park to share the progress we are making and we’re well on schedule for completion next Summer.
“It’s great to see our vision for the Park taking shape and we’re excited about the new opportunities that we are creating in the science and technology sectors.”
Olly Glover said: “This new innovation hub on a brownfield site is hugely important for Wantage and the wider Oxfordshire Science Vale, with the potential for 2,500 jobs on site.
“It is important that growth is supported by the right infrastructure, which is why I’m continuing to push for a new railway station at Grove.”
The Oxford Endowment Fund acquired the existing 260,000 sq ft park at the former airfield in 2022.
Savills and Bidwells are appointed agents for Grove Business Park.
Members of the development team were photographed on the mezzanine level at Logica 1 as they celebrated the project milestone. Image shows (l-r): Fiona Smith, SRA Architects; David Beckett, SRA Architects; Will Jenkins, TetraTech; Will Lawrie, OUem; Olly Glover; Paul Arnold, atlp; Josie Hodgson, from Olly Glover’s team and Alastair Thomas, atlp.
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