Global property investment and development company, Osborne+Co is pleased to confirm that its second landmark development with Santander has received planning approval, this time at the Santander Campus in Bootle.
Flan McNamara, Director with Osborne+Co said: “This takes us one step closer to commencing on site and developing a groundbreaking purpose-built workplace for Santander. Following our successful Santander application in August of this year for the Milton Keynes property, todays positive outcome further enhances our ongoing commitment to work in partnership with the client.”
The new development for Santander, will deliver new purpose built offices totalling 220,000 sq ft when complete including a community bank branch and landscaped grounds open to the public. The offices are designed to accommodate c2,500 staff and will provide flexible work spaces and meeting rooms over four floors, with staff facilities to include a ground-floor gym and restaurant. Construction is expected to commence on site Q1 2020.
Osborne+Co’s approach to design and construction puts owner-occupier needs at the heart of the development to deliver world-class modern workspaces. By redeveloping the former 1960s Government buildings, Santander’s commitment to staying on the Bootle campus is a testament to the generations of people who have worked on the site for over 50 years. This rich sense of community ingrained in the site is a key driving force to the ongoing success of Santander.
The project team comprises developer Osborne+Co, Jack Carter Architects, M&E Engineers Max Fordham, Planning Consultants Savills, Project & Cost Managers Turner & Townsend, Landscape Architects Planit-IE and Structural/Civil/Facade Engineers Thornton Tomasetti.
Osborne+Co is currently working on 15 projects in seven countries, including an ambitious £400M placemaking project in Belfast city. The company is a privately-owned business whose vision is to deliver best-in-class developments across all regions, with a specific focus on the end user client. That end user may be a city such as Glasgow and its people, or one of the biggest multinationals in the world such as JPMC, Nestle and IKEA. A truly global player, the founding directors have delivered more than 20M sqft of developments across four continents worth £2.5BN to date.
