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A 7.85-acre site in South Manchester has been acquired, with a view to building 165,000 sq ft of grade A industrial and warehousing space in a £40m development that could create up to 250 jobs.Chancerygate and Bridges Fund Management are behind the purchase of Avro Business Park through a joint venture.The pair intend to bring forward 18 leasehold units ranging from 7,000 sq ft to 24,500 sq ft at the site. Once complete, it will have a gross development value of around £40m.The proposed development will be located off London Road, south of Poynton town centre, and will adjoin Adlington Business Park & Industrial Estate. It will also be situated immediately adjacent to the £53m Poynton Relief Road.Due to complete later this year, it is set to “significantly improve connectivity” from the site to Manchester Airport.The JV partners acquired the site from commercial property developer Quorum Property Group for an undisclosed sum.Chancerygate development director Chris Brown, who is based in the company’s Warrington office, said: “We know there is strong demand for multi-unit industrial space from a wide array of occupiers across south Manchester and the wider region.”Avro Business Park will help to satisfy and facilitate this demand while enabling up to 250 jobs for the local area. We look forward to submitting plans for the site to Cheshire East Council soon.”The new £53m Poynton Relief Road will be hugely beneficial to Avro Business Park. It will directly connect the development to the airport and the M56, providing excellent connectivity to the wider Cheshire and Manchester markets.”Bridges partner Guy Bowden added: “Bridges and Chancerygate have shown on multiple occasions that there is strong demand from progressive local employers for high specification sustainable industrial developments – which ultimately helps to create jobs and support the growth of the local economy.”The partners were advised by Wilmslow-based commercial property agency Williams Sillitoe on the acquisition.