Panattoni completes pair of Sussex logistics developments

Logistics real estate developer Panattoni has completed the speculative development of two last-mile logistics parks on the South Coast.

The sites at Burgess Hill and Brighton – along with a third in Crawley, where construction began last month – are aiming to bridge a supply gap within the M23 corridor.

Panattoni Park Burgess Hill provides 14 units ranging in size from 8,142 sq ft to 147,408 sq ft, at a total of 457,733 sq ft

The park is located on a 22-acre site which fronts the A2300 dual carriageway and provides access to the A23/M23 and Gatwick Airport.

Panattoni Park Brighton, adjacent to Brighton City Airport and the A27 dual carriageway, comprises seven units ranging from 19,693 sq ft to 55,397 sq ft, at a total of 267,074 sq ft.

Both parks incorporate energy-efficient features including LED lighting systems and photovoltaic panels, the latter of which cover 10 per cent of the buildings’ energy needs.

David McGougan, development director at Panattoni, said: “These two developments are ideally suited for last-mile delivery operations, serving the densely populated and economically vibrant south coast region.

“The delivery of these two schemes emphasise our ongoing commitment to the London and wider southeast markets, which remain under supplied sue to a lack of speculative Grade A development of industrial and logistics space in recent years and in spite of the ongoing robust occupier demand in these areas.”

Oliver Winchcombe, head of portfolio management and ESG at Panattoni, added: “Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in the features we’ve incorporated into our developments, which not only benefit the environment, but also deliver significant operational cost savings to our tenants.”

Letting agents at Panattoni Park Burgess Hill are DTRE, Lambert Smith Hampton and SHW.

Agents at Panattoni Park Brighton are DTRE, Savills and SHW.