MEPC Development Director to join our OxCam Growth Corridor discussions
Future Cities Forum is delighted that Chris Kimber-Nickelson, Development Director at MEPC and Commercial Director for Silverstone Park will be contributing to our Oxford Cambridge Growth Corridor discussions to be hosted by Milton Keynes City Council next month.
Chris has direct responsibility for the delivery of MEPC’s thematic investment at Silverstone Park and also MEPC’s urban regeneration scheme in Bristol, St Mary le Port. In addition, Chris’ team is responsible for capital projects at Milton Park, Oxfordshire.
Chris originally joined MEPC in 2008 and was Head of Development when he left in 2015. Chris re-joined MEPC 2019 and over his combined time with the company has delivered over 2million sq ft of development and refurbishments across a range of sectors including life sciences, offices, industrial and retail. Chris specialises in place-making and was intimately involved in MEPC’s acquisition of Silverstone in 2013 and is now close to overseeing the delivery of over 1million sq ft of space there. Chris has delivered numerous laboratory projects both speculative and directly for end-users across a range of science.
Chris is a member of the MEPC Senior Management Team and as such, Chris is focused on delivering quality environments and user experiences and how these can be delivered in the context of investor performance and the requirement to achieve Net Zero Carbon.
Last month, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves announced she wanted to unleash the potential of the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor that will add up to £78 billion to the UK economy according to industry experts, catalysing growth of UK science and technology.
However, Leader Cllr Pete Marland of Milton Keynes City Council who will be hosting Future Cities Forum for the discussion event, has commented that he is unhappy with the current devolution plans by the UK government:
“It is very disappointing that the government has decided not to take forward Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes as part of the Priority Programme for devolution at this time. We understand that the region has a complicated geography with a lot of uncertainty, with government required to ensure that no area is left without the potential for devolution. However, the BLMK footprint is the only combination of local authorities on which Milton Keynes expressed an interest or is willing to consider at present, and given recent announcements regarding the re-emergence of the Oxford to Cambridge Corridor and the pressing need for economic growth, we believe not progressing with a BLMK Mayoral Strategic Authority as quickly as possible is a missed opportunity.
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