Contracts have been signed with the main site construction company, and preparatory works are underway before full construction starts early in 2026. 

Thanks to Herefordshire Council’s £7.25 million investment, Ross Enterprise Park is finally being built and will provide vital office and light industrial space. It will help local firms expand, attracting new investment, and creating hundreds of new high value jobs in the county.

Councillor Harry Bramer, Cabinet Member for Community Services and Assets, who has led the long-term vision to bring this vital engine to the area’s economic growth, said: 

We’re investing for Herefordshire’s future. We have worked hard to resolve various obstacles, and after many years of planning, it’s finally all systems go. We’re moving at pace to create this vital asset for Ross-on-Wye and the whole county’s economy. It’s another signal of our ambition for Herefordshire and local people - our Year of Delivery is fully up and running.

Access roads, utilities, drainage and estate roads will be constructed first. Businesses will be able to build bespoke light industrial or office-based facilities and move in from late 2027. In total, Phase One of the site offers four one-acre development-ready plots, comprising 77,000–100,000 sq ft of space. It tackles a decade-long shortage of employment sites in Ross-on-Wye.

Ross Enterprise Park will become one of the county’s largest business sites. Excellent road transport connectivity to Wales, the South West and wider UK includes directly onto the A40; plus easy access to the M50, A449 and M4 corridor; and to the A49.

Councillor Graham Biggs, Cabinet Member for Economy and Growth, said:

This major development will boost the local economy and create more better paid jobs. Providing the right conditions is essential to developing our key growth sectors, attracting inward investment, and retaining local talent. Alongside our drive to improve skills, we’ve invested to deliver the facilities for businesses in Herefordshire, to support markets across the region and UK-wide that will power business growth.

Local businesses have welcomed the council’s commitment to driving economic growth and securing a prosperous future for Herefordshire.