EXCLUSIVE: Retailer secures Kettering mega shed

By Liza Helps Property Editor Logistics Matters

BOTH AMAZON and Marks & Spencer have requirements in the region as reported by Logistics Matters earlier this month. https://www.logisticsmatters.co.uk/Etailers-hunt-space-in-Midlands

The facility at Symmetry Park Kettering, which has been pre-let, will consist of 919,323 ft2 of warehouse space with 36,224 ft2 of two storey  offices  including hub and three gatehouses built to target net zero in construction and BREEAM Excellent and an EPC A rating.

The property located on a 52-acre site to the north of the scheme, will have 15m eaves and boast 142  dock and six level access doors. There will be eight Baler/Compactor doors, four van dock doors and three non-inventory doors. There will be parking for 403 HGVs and 750 cars.

Within the building there are plant mezzanines and MHE platforms totalling some 173,879 ft2, however these do not constitute floorspace in the traditional sense as they support equipment and are not traffic generating.

Plans for the office space include HR  offices, a medical area with examination rooms and doctors office, a workers council office and workers meeting room, prayer room and training room as well as general open plan office space.

There will be limited number of solar panels installed at the construction stage because the quantum of panels sought is limited by grid capacity. Additional panels will be installed as and when grid capacity allows. 

The developer is looking to see the facility operational by the first half of 2027.

Joint letting agents for the scheme are DTRE, BNP Paribas Real Estate, and Cushman & Wakefield.