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London Gateway

Masterplan for London Gateway, the UK’s first deep-sea container port for over 25 years and one of the most technically advanced container ports in the world.
Size
9.5 million sqft; 1500 acre site
Location
Stanford le Hope, Essex
Status
Complete
Contractor
Designers
Chetwoods Architects
Client
DP World
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Masterplan for London Gateway, integrated with one of Europe’s largest logistics parks to provide access to the largest consumer markets in the UK.

The port can handle 3.5 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units), providing a much-needed increase in capacity for the UK’s container terminals.

The logistics park’s access to a deep-water port and proximity to London cuts transport costs between port and facilities on the park, and between distribution centre and markets. It includes 9.5 million square feet for sorting incoming goods for distribution direct to retail outlets, cutting out lengthy road transport.

We also designed and delivered individual units on the 1,500acre logistics park to offer absolute flexibility, from building size and layout to length of lease.

The £1.5 billion project was the largest investment scheme in the South East of England. The first phase of the port opened in October2013.

 

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Project Highlights
  • UK’s most integrated logistics hub
  • Cuts transport costs between port and facilities
  • One of Europe’s largest logistics distribution parks
  • Sustainable, strategically located on the River Thames
  • Developed masterplan and designed 100,000-1 million sqft units
  • More efficient and sustainable logistics, closer to key consumer markets

A comment on the project

"This is a great way to start the decade… one of the biggest ever investments in Britain… great news for jobs in Britain and the region."
Gordon Brown
Former UK Prime Minister
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