Kingsbridge has been given planning consent by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council for a major sustainable warehouse and manufacturing scheme that will create hundreds of jobs and retain a long-standing high-tech employer in Poole.

The 207,000 sq ft scheme at Sopers Lane, Poole, will be built on a 10.7-acre site formerly owned by Siemens Plc. The first phase of the development will be a high-tech 106,000 sq ft manufacturing facility pre-let to IMI Poole.

Jeremy Sharland, Development Director at Kingsbridge, said: “We are privileged to be able to bring this entire site back into full economic use by providing best-in-class, highly sustainable employment space that will bring jobs and prosperity to the local area.”

The second phase of the new development at Sopers Lane will deliver nine units between 3,750 sq ft and 26,000 sq ft. 

Gary Clapcott, Managing Director, IMI Poole, said: ““As one of Poole’s leading employers for more than six decades, we remain highly committed to our local community. This move to a new facility further underlines that IMI will be part of the town’s long-term future and continue to be a responsible and considerate employer.”

Development is expected to start in March of this year with the first phase handover targeted for Spring 2026. Kingsbridge acquired the site in 2023.