Imm-Port Enterprise Zone
Overview
The site benefits from good road access to the Port of Immingham and also the A180, M180 leading to the national motorway network. Humberside International Airport is within a 20 minute drive of the site providing connectivity across the world via daily flights to Schiphol.
The Port of Grimsby and Immingham is the largest in the UK and the only Port in the Midlands Engine area. In 2016 the port handled 55 million tonnes of trade and handles more than 300 rail freight movements weekly. As the largest Port on the Humber it is key to making the Humber Ports complex the busiest in the UK and the 4th busiest in Europe.
The site is at the heart of an established chemicals and process industries cluster which is home to two oil refineries – Phillips 66 and Lindsey Oil Refinery which can produce circa 30% of the UK’s fuel requirement. Other multinational companies located in the cluster include BASF, BOC, Cristal Global, ENGIE, Knauf and Novartis.
North East Lincolnshire sits within two Local Enterprise Partnerships; the Humber LEP and the Greater Lincolnshire LEP and on this basis, it also sits within the Midlands Engine and Northern Powerhouse areas. As a result, this site can benefit from funding and support from both. In addition, the site holds Enterprise Zone status allowing businesses to apply for up to 100% business rate discount worth up to £275,000 over a five year period.
This port-centric site can be subdivided to suit occupier requirements and design and build options may be available for interested parties. The site, or plots, are available on a leasehold, long-leasehold or freehold basis.
Opportunity
A 20.3 ha (50.2 acre) greenfield development site adjacent to the Port of Immingham – the UK’s largest Port. Imm-Port offers excellent multimodal connectivity and benefits from Enterprise Zone status offering up to 100% business rate discount worth up to £275,000 over a five year period.
This area is attracting significant interest from land based energy companies with over £190m already committed to new facilities and is also home to the world’s largest biomass handling facility. The Port of Grimsby is a centre of excellence for offshore wind operations and maintenance and has attracted multinational names such as Ørsted, Siemens, MHI Vestas, E.ON and RES to its growing cluster.
Project Promoters
North East Lincolnshire Council
Scale
A 50.2 acre greenfield development site adjacent to the Port of Immingham
Sector
Industrial / Ports & Logistics / Energy & Renewables / Chemicals & Process Industries
Location
Immingham, North East Lincolnshire
Investment Type
Developer, occupiers, end users and construction partners
Programme
Ready for investment
Planning Status
Outline planning for B1 (Light Industrial), B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Warehouse & Distribution) uses