Mid-box scheme for Kent

Chancerygate and Hines has been granted planning permission to speculatively develop a new 100,000 sq ft mid-box warehouse scheme in Tonbridge, Kent.

Called Tonbridge Trade Park, the industrial and trade counter scheme will comprise 15 high-quality units ranging from 4,000 sq ft to 15,000 sq ft and has a gross development value of around £20m.

Located just one mile from Tonbridge town centre, the development will provide a variety of trade, warehouse, industrial and other roadside opportunities, as well as offering easy access to the M25

The 4.11-acre site will be Tonbridge’s first new industrial scheme for over 20 years. Pre-sale and pre-let discussions with prospective occupiers are currently ongoing.

Industrial developer and asset manager Chancerygate and international real estate firm Hines launched the equal JV in September 2018 and Tonbridge was its first acquisition. With a gross development value totalling around £107 million, the JV’s portfolio of industrial space now represents 758,606 sq ft across additional developments in Warrington, Birmingham, Nottingham, Cheltenham and Bournemouth.

Greg Cooper, UK director of industrial and logistics at Hines, added: “Since acquiring the site last year we’re pleased to have made good progress with our plans, and with this planning consent we can look forward to starting work on site.  We’re already having a number of positive discussions with businesses and with the scarcity of industrial space in the region, are confident of securing our first occupiers ahead of completion of the scheme.”

Joint agents on the scheme are Bracketts and DTRE.