Panattoni begins speculative development of Sussex logistics site

By Sam Pither

27 February 2023

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Developer Panattoni has announced it has begun speculatively developing a 452,469 sq ft last-mile logistics development in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.

The works begins after Mid Sussex District Council granted the developer planning consent at the end of January, and comes following the purchases of sites in Crawley and Brighton.

Agents at the 22-acre Panattoni Park Burgess Hill, which fronts the A2300 dual carriageway and offers easy access to the A23/M23 and Gatwick Airport, are DTRE, Lambert Smith Hampton and SHW.

The developer intends to construct 14 units, with planning in place for light industrial, general industrial and warehousing and distribution. The units will be built to a BREEAM rating of ‘Very Good’ and an EPC rating of ‘A’ and will benefit from 15 per cent roof lights, electric charging points for vans and cars and up to 7.5 MVa of available power.

David McGougan, Development Director at Panattoni, said: “We are pleased to be bringing forward this first of three southern developments planned for 2024, which will provide 452,469 sq ft of space in 14 units. This scale of construction emphasises our continued commitment to speculative development in key, undersupplied markets.

“We start on site in March this year and will have all units completed and ready for occupation in the first quarter of 2024. We forecast that the delivery of these new units will provide up to 1,000 jobs to the region.

“We are delivering a wide range of unit sizes from 8,136 up to 142,815 sq ft in one phase to meet the high occupier demand for industrial and logistics space in the south market, where there is a critical lack of stock to serve such a big market of consumers”.

By Sam Pither

Sam is the Regional Editor of Biz News, responsible for both Hampshire and Dorset.

A new recruit to journalism, Sam started writing for the Business Magazine as a freelancer in May of 2022 after completing his degree in English at University College London. His passion for local businesses and ability to tell a story soon caught the attention of the publication’s management team and have led to his meteoric rise.

Sam, who lives in central Reading, takes a particular interest in technology, gaming and food and drink, having been a chef before starting his degree.