By Liza Helps, Property Editor, Logistics Matters

THE DEVELOPMENT  responds to the continued shortage of speculative XL logistics space and reflects confidence in the UK big-box logistics market.

More than 50% of Mountpark Ferrybridge has now been pre-let/pre-sold following a 65,800 ft2 pre-let to Warburtons and the disposal of a further 40 acres to a data centre developer. Unit 1, a 40,000 ft2 speculative unit is also under offer and due to complete later this year.

The speculative development commitment reflects the developer’s confidence in the UK big-box logistics market and responds directly to the continued shortage of speculative development supply. It also marks the next significant step in the transformation of the former Coal Yard at Ferrybridge Power Station into a major infrastructure and logistics hub.

Mountpark UK & Ireland Development Director Brett Huxley, said, “The decision to develop Unit 3 at Mountpark Ferrybridge, our largest ever speculative development at 640,000 ft2, reflects not only our commitment to the UK logistics market and the tightening development supply line, but also to delivering new life to this iconic Yorkshire site. Ferrybridge benefits from a number of fundamentals occupiers are prioritising: certainty of delivery, power, connectivity to the national strategic road network and an established labour pool. It is ideally placed to support the continued growth of the North’s infrastructure economy and we have every confidence that it will become one of the UK’s leading logistics hubs.”

Infrastructure and on-plot enabling works for the XL facility (Unit 3) are well progressed and due to complete in August 2026. Mountpark will then commence the immediate vertical build of the facility in September with practical completion anticipated in Q4 2027.

The property will deliver best-in-class warehouse accommodation including 21 metre clear internal eaves, two 50 metre service yards and Grade A headquarter-style office space. The building can also offer up to 13MVA of power supply to occupiers with energy intensive requirements targeting BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ certification and EPC A+. Mountpark Ferrybridge also has the ability to connect into rail to assist their decarbonization strategies.

JLL, Carter Towler and Carter Jonas are joint agents at Mountpark Ferrybridge.