Work has started on a new £35 million retail park project in Sheffield.

The St James Retail Park scheme is being delivered on the eight-acre former Norton College site.

Features include redeveloping the site to create a new 130,000 sq ft prime edge-of-town retail space for national retail chains including Aldi, Marks and Spencer, TK Maxx and Next.

Designed by Whittam Cox Architects, the Park will extend to 9,170 sq.m. on the ground floor with a further 3,716 sq.m. available at first floor mezzanine. Four smaller pod units complement the larger retail units and all are arranged around a 420-space customer car park.

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A total of 124 jobs will be created during the construction phase, with 250 further roles upon completion.

Construction is now underway and the first retail units are scheduled to open by spring 2018.

Andrew Dabbs, Design Director at Whittam Cox Architects, said: "Having developed this scheme from its original concept, we are delighted to see this exciting project break ground.

"The entire project team have worked incredibly hard to ensure the quality that was set out in the original vision has been maintained in the detailed design and we will ensure this focus continues throughout the delivery stages."

(LM/CD)