Escrick Business Park to offer world’s first in home offices

York developer S Harrison is exploring a revolutionary concept at its Escrick Business Park development that will involve business owners taking their home to work.

The scheme, which has received backing from Selby & Ainsty MP Nigel Adams, has a very unique idea about the function of a home office.

Phil Hill of S Harrison explained: “There are many small businesses which have outgrown the home office but where circumstances don’t necessarily allow investment in separate office space. At Escrick we have allocated four units on the attractive rural park to convert the upper floor of the two storey office space to residential accommodation, with the ground floor providing up to 700sq ft of separate self-contained offices.

“Expanding business entrepreneurs can enjoy living above the office, in a completely separate, high spec apartment in a great rural setting. It’s ideal for those who are at the stage in business where expansion means they need to stay on top of their work, quite literally.”

In a rural location, the business units are designed to cater for both offices and low-cost high quality living accommodation.

Although there is currently no provision for this specialist market, there are early indications that, with just four units currently on offer, demand may outstrip supply.

MP Nigel Adams added: “This is exactly the kind of innovative thinking which is required to help ambitious businesses grow within their means. It’s exciting that this scheme is being pioneered in the Selby area and shows how, as a district, we are well and truly open for business.”

Harrison has yet to get clearance on the scheme from the local planning authority but Phil Hill said: “If, as we believe, we can demonstrate that the demand is there, it is hard to see what planning objections could be raised. Escrick Business Park is a thriving hub of business with all warehousing units occupied and many of the offices already housing successful and award-winning businesses.

“The business park has its own on-site crèche. We are keen to provide new options for aspiring businesses and have allocated four of the most attractive units on the park for the live/work concept to extend the business community.”

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