Scannell Properties and Royal London Asset Management Property have received detailed planning permission for TN2 Gateway, a new development of prime warehouse and industrial facilities in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
Construction has now started on the scheme which will deliver over 46,451m2 of much-needed warehousing accommodation with ancillary office space. The development comprises nine flexible units which can be configured to provide occupiers with a choice of size, ranging from 2,137m2 to 16,258m2.
Strategically located next to Kingstanding Business Park, close to Royal Tunbridge Wells town centre, it benefits from its proximity to London and the southern home counties. It has immediate access to the A21 which connects to the M25 and the Channel ports of Dover and Medway.
The scheme is targeting a BREEAM Outstanding and an EPC A+ rating. Plans include provision for photo-voltaic panels on all buildings, green roofs, carbon-neutral heating systems and energy-efficient lighting. Each unit will also have its own dedicated car parking area with space for electric vehicle charging.
TN2 Gateway has been designed to provide a high-quality landscaped setting that enhances employee wellbeing, supports biodiversity gains and helps integrate the development into the local and wider countryside. Wildflower meadows, a pond, new tree planting and green buffer zones will all form part of the new parkland landscape.
The post-development GDV is estimated at €160.7m.
Simon Borthwick, UK Development Director at Scannell Properties, said: “TN2 Gateway will be the only business park in the area capable of providing a range of buildings of ‘mid-box’ scale, a size that has proved increasingly popular for the sector in the last few years. Its prime location and ease of transport connections, alongside its strong energy saving credentials, means we are already seeing interest from a range of local and national businesses keen to take space in a historically undersupplied area.”
Construction on the site, which was acquired in June 2024, has now started with the first buildings due to be ready for occupation in Q1 2026 and final completion scheduled for later that year.
McLaren has been appointed as main contractor with JLL and Glenny appointed as joint letting agents for the scheme. Lichfields advised on all planning matters.
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