Associated British Ports (ABP) has purchased 21 acres (8.5 ha) of land to the west of the port of Immingham in North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.
The land, which fronts onto Humber Road and Rosper Road, has a live hybrid outline planning application for up to 300,000 sq ft (27,871 sq m) of new industrial buildings or 16 acres (6.5 ha) of industrial open storage uses, with a decision regarding the application expected by planners from North Lincolnshire council soon.
Andrew Dawes, who became ABP’s regional director for the Humber region last month, said: “Acquiring this strategic site on the western side of the port of Immingham is integral to bolstering our footprint and ensuring the port – the UK’s largest by tonnage – has room for growth to meet the demands of our customers on the Humber.”
Greg Lacey, head of property at ABP, added: “We are witnessing continued strong demand for warehousing to support traditional bulk cargos, as well as from industrial open storage requirements. The site’s proximity to both Philips 66 and Prax is important, and we are considering how it could play into much broader energy projects for generation and storage – which is a key part of ABP’s new mission to enable the energy transition, and in this particular case, play our part in helping decarbonise the Humber.”
