Delin Property, the European logistics warehouse specialist, has started readying a 22.8-acre site in Wakefield Europort business park for the development of a 490,000 square foot cross dock facility.
Duncan Jarvis, Delin Property’s head of portfolio & asset managament, said: “Switch Wakefield is a signature project for us, showcasing all our strengths in value creation as an owner, developer and manager of logistics warehouses.
“The building will provide a best in class facility in Yorkshire’s premier logistics location. We’re very excited about a project that will be one of the largest for the industrial sector in Northern England.”
Contractors are demolishing the existing 375,000 sq ft building, previously occupied by
DHL, and clearing the Whitwood Common Lane site. Reserved matters planning permission
is in place for the construction of a cross-docked logistics unit of 490,000 sq ft.
Switch Wakefield will be constructed to Net Zero Carbon standards, a BREEAM “Excellent”
rating and an A-rated Energy Performance Certificate with 2.5 MVA power supply. The
warehouse will have up to 56 dock level doors, eight level doors, and truck yards of 50
metres and 35 metres.
Internally, the building will provide 15 metres clear height, and 22,500 sq ft of office space. The new facility will also provide parking for 62 trucks and 384 spaces for cars, including 79 EV charging spaces, as well as 110 covered cycle spaces.
CPP, Colliers and Knight Frank are the leasing agents for Switch Wakefield. The
development manager is Firethorn Trust.
