Charlton urban warehouse scheme given go ahead
Greenwich Council has approved developer GLi’s plans for an urban warehouse in Charlton, Southeast London.
By Liza Helps, Property Editor, Logistics Matters
THE DEVELOPER, a joint venture between real estate management company Patrizia and developer KSP, secured unanimous approval last week with councillors repoted to have said it was ‘a vast improvement on what is there now’.
The 2-acre site on the VIP Trading Estate on Anchor & Hope Lane in Charlton will provide a 55,670 ft2 BREEAM Excellent three-storey logistics building. With 12.5m clear height with a max height to ridge of 18m, will have 36,683.41 ft2 of warehouse space plus a 10,000 ft2 mezzanine in addition to 8,987.87 ft2 ancillary office space on first and second floors. It will have three level access doors and parking for 12 cars.
GLi had the scheme designed to be as visually appealing as possible incorporating a ‘saw and tooth’ roof to complement the industrial heritage of the local area and adding considerable landscaping including trees and grass spaces, to soften an area that currently lacks greenery
The site was originally going to be redeveloped for residential but the scheme put forward proved controversial with one councillor describing it as “reminiscent of Stalingrad”. It stalled and eventually the site was sold to GLi.
Architect of the scheme is Chetwoods.
