Silkwood Park comprises a greenfield development undertaken on a 98 acre site adjacent to Junction 40 of the M1
motorway some 2 miles to the west of Wakefield city centre. The scheme has been undertaken as a mixed use
development and in addition to office and industrial/distribution users has attracted Days Hotel, a Total Fitness Health
Club and Benfield Toyota to this location.
Following bespoke developments for the likes of Ahead Distribution, Technal and Bezier some 22 Acres (8.90 Hectares) of
development land remains available with the benefit of an outline planning permission for further B1 (Office), B2 (General
Industrial) and B8 (Storage & Distribution) employment uses.
Location
Silkwood Park occupies a prominent location
adjacent to Junction 40 of the M1 motorway,
some 2 miles to the west of Wakefield City
Centre. The M1/M62 Interchange is some
5 miles to the north and Leeds City Centre a
further 6 miles beyond.
Access to the development is via the A638
(Wakefield – Bradford Road) with traffic light
controlled entry and exit from the scheme