Planning secured for 46m high cold store facility
iSec have secured planning permission for a 46m high state-of-the-art cold store facility in Grantham, totalling 23,648 sq m. XPO Logistics is the tenant.
The development is expected to create a further 300 jobs at the site, including warehousing, engineering and apprenticeship opportunities.
A key element of the development plans is the creation of a new cold storage facility totalling 23,648 sq m within the existing site where four warehouse units were previously lost to fire in 2013.
This high bay unit will stand at 46m tall and provide capacity for circa 60,000 pallets at -28 degrees Celsius.
The plans also include site wide improvements, such as the demolition of an office block; erection of a new vehicle maintenance unit, fuel island and vehicle wash area, alterations to vehicular access, internal access road, car park extension, and associated landscaping.
The investment plans will generate up to £16.7m GVA to the location economy and will enable XPO Logistics, to modernise its existing operations onsite through new technology and automation and provide some of the additional capacity required by its customers.
