A Midlands developer is planning to build a logistics hub in Wigan and says there is strong demand for new industrial accommodation in the North West.
Trebor Developments has completed an off-market deal to purchase a 7.30 acre site at Martland Park, Wigan. Outline planning permission was granted in March 2023 to redevelop the site, and Trebor has now submitted a reserved matters application.
If approved, Bromsgrove-based Trebor will develop a 101,805 sq ft logistics unit on a speculative basis. It plans to call the scheme Wigan 100 and build it to an EPC rating of A, targeting BREEAM Excellent status.
Bob Tattrie, managing partner at Trebor, said: “Given the lack of new high quality industrial accommodation coming forward in the North West, we believe Wigan 100 is an ideal location to speculatively develop.
“This complements our other new North West developments being speculatively developed in 2024, Crewe 335 and Ark 42 in Trafford, providing collectively 478,000 sq ft of accommodation.”
Trebor and funder Hillwood are represented by the Manchester offices of joint agents CBRE and Knight Frank.
Knight Frank Industrial partner Sam Royle, said: “Trebor’s continued commitment to invest in high quality logistics space in the North West underlines the region’s strategic importance and the need for a continued pipeline to meet demand.
“Although take up has moderated in the first half of 2024 with approximately 1.5m sq ft transacted to date, demand for new developments continues across the region. We are currently tracking close to 2m sq ft of deals in legals, which will transact in the second half of the year and with the election out of the way we expect to see occupiers and investors make their long-term moves.”
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