Huge airport development could bring 10,000 jobs

The largest development ever built by a business in the North West is to be constructed on two sites at Manchester Airport.

Online beauty retailer The Hut Group has announced it is investing $1bn (£760m) in the one million square foot development which will include offices and studio space – eventually homing 10,000 workers.

The development, the largest ever by a company in the North West, will be made over two sites close to Manchester Airport.

The site will be built over 16.8 acres in four phases, with phase one made up of office buildings totalling 280,000 sq. ft. An option agreement has been reached between THG and Airport City Manchester for phases two, three and four of the business campus. The new development will lead to the creation of 10,000 jobs, the project represents the UK’s largest bespoke office development outside London.

A planning application has now been submitted, with construction scheduled to begin in early 2019.