Developer gets go-ahead for new warehouse

CLOWES Developments has been granted planning permission to put up a 17,300 sq ft warehouse.

The Derbyshire developer has got the go-ahead for the speculative single-storey unit with a two-storey office, at Castlewood Gateway, on the Castlewood Business Park, near Sutton in Ashfield.

Ashfield District Council has said the unit can go up at the entrance of the business park which has already seen 1,500,000 sq ft of industrial space built and occupied.

A company spokeswoman said: “Castlewood sits at the heart of a major centre for manufacturing and logistics located off junction 28 of the M1. It is within half an hour’s drive of all the East Midlands cities and East Midlands Airport, the busiest cargo airport in the UK.

“The business park is home to the 480,000 sq ft Co-Op distribution centre and Parker Knoll’s 100,000 sq ft manufacture and distribution facility.

“Also located at the entrance to the class leading development is a range of convenient amenities including Costa Coffee, Spar, Shell and Greggs.”

Christian Smith, a director in the Savills Industrial Team which is supporting the build, said: “Following on from the success of Castlewood Court, we are sure there will be great demand for a new detached, high quality unit at the front of the business park. Given the lack of stock around J28 M1, we expect strong interest from local occupiers looking for a high quality, modern warehouse/ industrial unit on a managed business park.”