Henry Boot announced that HBD, the group’s property investment and development arm, in partnership with St John’s College Cambridge, has secured an outline planning consent for FREEPORT 36, a significant industrial & logistics scheme in the United Kingdom. It is anticipated that the first phase will deliver £130 million ($175 million) gross development volume.
The consent allows for the creation of a 5.5 million-square-foot, high-quality, sustainable industrial and manufacturing park, with buildings ranging from 40,000 square feet to more than 1 million square feet. It is expected to create around 3,000 jobs in the local area, and 5,500 in the wider Yorkshire and Humber region. The biodiversity-net-gain calculation forecasts more thana 10 percent net gain for surrounding habitats.
The 300-acre site is located adjacent to Junction 36 of the M62 motorway, with convenient access to Goole Docks and the M18. The Humber Ports complex, which includes the four major p
