SEGRO planning win for urban warehouses

By Liza Helps Property Editor Logistics Matters

THE SCHEMES in Hackney Wick and Deptford will see the development of four units with a total floor space of some 77,000 ft2 in Lewisham.

At Segro Park Hackney Wick two urban warehouse units totalling 53,000 ft2 will be buiult on a brownfield site at Wick Lane, while planning has been won for two further units totalling 24,000 ft2 at Segro Park Deptford.

Both schemes will be developed in line with the company’s 'Responsible Segro' commitment, which looks to support low-carbon growth, targeting BREEAM Excellent ratings, and both scheme  are located in London’s Zone 2.

SEGRO Head of London Bonnie Minshull said: "Prime urban warehousing in London presents a resilient and robust investment opportunity, which is why we are so excited to be bring forward our proposals at Hackney Wick and SEGRO Park Deptford.We have paid particular attention to the design of this new breed of asset to ensure they complement the local surroundings of an inner city location from an aesthetically perspective, while delivering on the sustainability, efficiency and practicality requirements of ours customers."

Sustainability features include EV charging points targeting a full EV vehicle fleet and PV installations, supporting access to renewable energy to help reduce the occupier’s costs and operational carbon emissions. SEGRO will also be delivering green landscaping to create an improved outlook and boost wellbeing for local people and employees.

SEGRO has already secured planning for a regeneration scheme at SEGRO Park Wapping  and has also submitted proposals for a similar development in Clapham. All four schemes form part of its inner London warehousing strategy.