Felixstowe 1.4 million square foot logistics park wins planning permission
Time：2015-12-08
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The four warehouses, part of Phase 1, will provide a million square feet of storage space with the largest being 360,000 square feet, 70 miles northeast of London, reports the American Journal of Transportation, of Plymouth, Massachusetts.
"The receipt of planning permission is a significant step towards the delivery of this latest major development at the port," said Mark Seaman, finance director at the port.
"There has already been significant interest from potential occupiers and the final design of each of the warehouses will be agreed with individual tenants to meet their specific requirements.
"The Port of Felixstowe Logistics Park is a unique proposition. Located within the port`s perimeter it offers tenants the benefit of a site in the UK`s largest container port, adjacent to the terminal at which the world`s largest and most efficient container ships call," he said,
The initial Logistics Park Masterplan contains provision for four separate units ranging in size upwards from 106,000 square feet. Phase 1 will occupy 51 acres of the total 68 acre site. The remainder will be built as part of Phase 2.
The logistics park will benefit from the same excellent road and rail connections developed to serve Felixstowe as the UK`s largest container port.
Planning permission was granted a month after the completion of the extension to Berth 9 at the port and the opening of a GBP4 million (US$6.04 million) expansion of its examination facilities for foodstuffs.
The Berth 9 extension allows two of the world`s largest containerships to be worked simultaneously. In total, Felixstowe has nine container berths and handles nearly 45 per cent of all UK container traffic.