Leasing decisions for office space on business parks aren't made the way they were five years ago. Tenants are smaller, hybrid, more amenity-sensitive and more willing to walk if the building doesn't support how their people actually work. Here's the amenity stack the best-performing UK business parks are building in 2026.
1. Always-on food access
Food is the single most-used amenity, and the one most consistently absent. Traditional cafés don't work at business-park footfall, but workplace food infrastructure does: a managed smart fridge with chef-made meals delivered multiple times a week, loaded on-site by a designated contact, with snacks and drinks loaded by Compound directly. Purchases run through an app.
Funded by the landlord, it's a 24/7 amenity that scales to whoever's in — no break-even threshold to defend.
2. Genuine connectivity and meeting space
Bookable meeting rooms in shared lobbies, fast guest Wi-Fi, and at least one space that works for video calls when a tenant's own rooms are full. Small, cheap, disproportionately valuable.
3. End-of-trip facilities
Secure cycle storage, showers, lockers and drying space. Move attendance more than most cultural perks, and a hard ask to retrofit later — design them in.
4. Outdoor and green space that's actually used
Benches, shaded seating, a walking loop, fresh-air meeting space. The parks people refer to as 'nice to be at' almost always have these. Helps food provision too — somewhere to take what you've bought.
5. EV charging, at scale
Not 4 chargers for 600 cars. Coverage that grows with the fleet. Tenants now ask about this before they sign.
6. Community and events programming
Light-touch: monthly tenant socials, lunchtime food trucks, occasional wellness sessions. Doesn't replace amenity infrastructure; complements it.
Where to start
If you're prioritising for impact, food access usually moves first because it's the loudest complaint and the cheapest to fix relative to leasing value. Compound runs free scoping calls with landlords and park managers — usually 2–4 weeks from conversation to install.
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