Plans in for Humber Goole Freeport site

By Liza Helps Property Editor Logistics Matters 

THE PROPOSED development could create more than 5.5 million ft2  of high-quality sustainable space adjacent to Junction 36 of the M62 and with nearby access to Goole Docks.

Logistics Matters reported on the site promotion last year.

Goole Freeport South spans 300-acres and will be able to accommodate buildings from 40,000 to 1,000,000 ft2. A planning decision is due late September 2024, the site is ideally located to deliver an employment/logistics and advanced manufacturing scheme. 

Businesses situated within the tax site can benefit from a range of financial advantages, including business rate and stamp duty land tax relief and national insurance support designed to reduce employment costs. 

HBD Executive Director Vivienne Clements said: “There are few sites across the UK with 300-acres of prime development land, freeport status, motorway and port access and a strong local skills base. It has huge potential to deliver an employment scheme that will attract significant inward investment and create hundreds of new jobs. We look forward to working alongside St John’s College to bring the development forward.” 

Savills national head of industrial & logistics Richard Sullivan, said: “The fact that the site has already been designated Freeport status is a hugely positive step when it comes to securing planning consent. The scheme will also offer flexibility to accommodate a wide range of industrial and logistics related requirements, which, coupled with a range of Freeport benefits and incentives, makes this a very attractive and largely unique offer in the East Yorkshire region.”