Enterprise Zone college proposals get the green light for Daedalus
Moves to provide hundreds of training posts and jobs in South Hampshire have taken a major step forward as a result of plans to build a £12m college facility and improved road links at the Solent Enterprise Zone at Daedalus were given the green light by planning councillors.
Fareham Borough Council today approved Fareham College's planning application for a new Centre of Excellence for Engineering, Manufacturing and Advanced Skills Training to be based at the entrance to the Enterprise Zone.
Providing courses for around 900 students per year, the state-of-the-art facility will meet a vital training need for local employers on the Enterprise Zone and across Fareham and Gosport.
The flagship centre is expected to create and safeguard 135 temporary jobs during construction, which is due to start in the summer, and a further 150 permanent jobs on site when it opens in September 2014.
As well as approving plans for the college building, councillors today gave proposals for a new access point to the Enterprise Zone the go-ahead. The new access point will add a fourth arm to the junction of Broom Way and Cherque Way, and provide much improved access to the Enterprise Zone to support both existing businesses at Daedalus and those locating on the Zone in the future.
To find out more about The Solent Enterprise Zone at Daedalus visit http://www.solentez.co.uk.
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