Associated British Ports (ABP) has acquired 85,000m² of land on the western side of the Port of Immingham in an off-market transaction.
The acquired land is positioned with frontage to Humber Road and Rosper Road, forming an important additional step to the future expansion of the port estate owned by the UK’s largest ports group.
The land has a live hybrid outline planning application for up to 28,000m² of new industrial buildings or 65,000m² of industrial open storage uses. The application is expected to be determined by North Lincolnshire Council planners soon.
Andrew Dawes, Director of the Humber ports commented, “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, pointed out, “This is another strategically important land acquisition at the UK’s largest port by tonnage, following the purchase of Stallingborough Interchange late last year. 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.”
