Property Developers
We have amassed considerable expertise in major rail-linked developments, where we provide support in areas
such as masterplanning, assessment of commercial demand, planning policy, alternative sites, railway technical
issues, liaison with the distribution and rail sectors – in particular management of the critical interface with
Network Rail. We are currently involved in the development of over 20 million ft2 of rail-linked warehousing
across the UK, representing some £1.5 billion in investment.
Project / consultant experience includes:
Astral: technical support on development of the UK’s largest rail-linked distribution park, on the site of the former
Parkside Colliery at Newton-le-Willows, to create a new strategic rail freight interchange
BAA Lynton: review of the masterplan for the proposed rail-linked distribution park at the former Alconbury airfield
Bride Parks: technical support for the award-winning new rail terminals for Jaguar at Halewood and Castle
Bromwich, and on two new major rail-linked developments in the Midlands
Burford: demand forecasts for the proposed Trafford Interchange rail-linked distribution park
in Carrington, Manchester
Gallagher: expert witness to a local plan inquiry, where the client successfully defended a proposed residential
development against separate proposals for a rail-linked waste processing facility on adjacent land
Helioslough: we have provided support to a number of Helios Properties and Helioslough projects, including
the rail-linked warehousing developments at Nimbus Park (Thorne) and ModalSwitch (Cardiff) which have since
obtained planning permission, as well as one of the 3-4 proposed M25 strategic rail freight interchanges, on the
site of the former Radlett Aerodrome in North West London, and a further proposed strategic rail freight
interchange in Yorkshire
ProLogis: we have provided support to ProLogis on developments at Daventry, Crewe and Alconbury, as well as
one of the 3-4 proposed M25 strategic rail freight interchanges at Howbury Park in South East London
RIIG: reflecting our work for a number of developers on separate rail-linked schemes, we instigated a ‘hub club’
of developers to jointly promote the benefits of rail freight interchanges and seek improvements to the planning
process, which led to creation of the Railfreight Interchange Investment Group (RIIG)