Upgrades to specialist printing company building in Eastfield approved
Upgrades to a large building near the site of a soon-to-open Aldi have been approved by North Yorkshire Council.
A specialist printing company in Scarborough has received permission to add 25 new windows to its building.
A new pedestrian entrance will also be created, alongside two new roller shutter doors and other works, at SCD’s building at Ventress House in Eastfield, Scarborough. It is located close to the site of a new £7m Aldi which is set to be built at the former Driving Test Centre at Cayton Low Road.
The building has been used for printing and distributing documents and publications for the past 20 years.
The building comprises of four mains halls, a mezzanine production area, canteen and welfare facilities and a first floor office.
SCD is an Educational Print Specialist, which means it operates a dedicated facility for printing educational materials, including learning resources and assessments.
Recently, the company successfully secured a tenant to occupy part of the building and said it wanted to improve operations across the site.
In addition to its core industrial function of manufacturing and printing exam papers, publications, and other print media materials, the site has consistently included ancillary use to accommodate the storage and distribution of printed materials, according to submitted plans.
The original building dates from the 1970s and the building has been “substantially extended since then”.
No objections to the plan were made by the Highway Authority or Seamer Parish Council.
Officers concluded that the development would not result in harm to visual or residential amenity, or highway safety, and was approved subject to conditions.