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A47 | NORWICH | NORFOLK | NR9 5DF Facilitating supply chain excellence Major development of a cluster of food processing and distribution in the heart of one of the biggest food producing counties in the UK with new access to the A47, one of the main transport routes in the region. Phase One now open with 46 acres of commercial development land with planning permission in place for food and agri-tech related businesses. www.foodenterprisepark.com In good company With a large labour supply on the doorstep, the core objective of the FEP is to facilitate growth in the agri-food and agri-tech sectors, and to encourage and support food and drink processing and production. The proximity of the FEP to the Norwich Research The Food Enterprise Park is a 100 acre The Site Park (approximately 6 miles) will enable development site within the Greater occupiers to collaborate with, and benefit from, Norwich Food Enterprise Zone, All infrastructure works are now in place for Phase One the world class food and bioscience research and of the Food Enterprise Park. The first phase of the initial development being undertaken by the John Innes the first 46 acres of which benefits Centre, the Quadram Institute (formerly called the road entrance is complete with the spine road to be Institute for Food Research), the Sainsbury from Local Development Order status completed in 2020. Connection to the upgraded A47 Laboratory, the University of East Anglia and to encourage and support food being planned for 2023 with a new entrance vista. the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital. Easton production, processing and agriculture The internal services of surface water (with 3 acre College and Suffolk Rural is approximately one through the co-location of commercial infiltration lagoon) and foul drainage are in place, mile from the FEP. enterprises. Plots are available to buy mains water and high speed broadband. UKPN 4MW electricity connection is completed, with plans to further or lease to accommodate facilities increase power availability to 30MW being developed. of 5,000 sq ft to 300,000 sq ft. Set in over 568 acres, the Norwich Research Park is a thriving community of over 150 businesses employing 12,000 people, 3,000 of which are scientists, A47 researchers and clinicians. It is home to a number of internationally renowned research facilities leading the world in plant and microbial sciences, environmental science, food, diet and health. TO NORWICH TO THE WEST, AND SOUTH TO PETERBOROUGH LONDON ON A11 / M11 AND THE MIDLANDS The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership works with businesses, local authority partners and education institutions to drive growth and enterprise in Norfolk and Suffolk, by providing support, funding, skills and infrastructure to businesses looking to create jobs and grow. The site’s Food Enterprise Zone status should help ensure applications are favourably considered. To find out more visit 46 acres of www.newanglia.co.uk or call 01603 510070. Blind Lane commercial Enterprise Way development land with Local Development Colmans Close ‘The Cambridge Norwich Tech Corridor will create over £500m of innovation-led growth, Order status and immediate investment in infrastructure, housing and skills. Their partnership team represents various district build opportunities. and county councils and Local Enterprise Partnerships working together with a common purpose to let people know what an incredible part of the world we live and work in, and to Broom Lane stimulate and support investment and growth. Church Lane To find out more visit www.techcorridor.co.uk or call 01603 274592 or 07766 886273. Wroxham Weston Northern Longville Horsford Distributor Road Crostwick Dereham A1067 A1270 Rackheath A47 Proposed NDR Extension Drayton Salhouse Honingham A140 A1151 Yaxham A47 Easton Thorpe End Location A1074 NORWICH Situated to the west of Norwich at Road links will be further enhanced following Shipdham Barford B1108 Garvestone B1108 Trowse A47 Honingham, the FEP immediately the duelling of the A47 from Easton to Newton adjoins the A47, one of the main North Tuddenham and creation of a direct Hethersett Cringleford roundabout access into the site in 2023. Rockland transport routes in the region, A11 St Mary A146 linking Norwich to Kings Lynn The historic city of Norwich has an urban B1108 and Peterborough to the west, Hingham population of 213,000 (2011 Census) and offers Wymondham and providing easy access to an outstanding quality of life, with the stunning Poringland Mulbarton Stoke London and Cambridge via coastline, historic towns and Norfolk Broads Holy Cross Brooke A140 the duelled A11 and M11. all within easy reach. Great Ellingham A11 Spooner Row Newton Flotman PROPOSED NORWICH ROAD JUNCTION Road DESTINATION MILES TIME Norwich City Centre 7 15m Cambridge 64 1h 10m Peterborough 69 1h 30m London 118 2h 05m Birmingham 160 2h 40m Manchester 185 3h 50m A47 Road improvements The Government has agreed to Ports £200m of improvements to the To Lincolnshire, & the North DESTINATION MILES TIME A47, including the dualling of Felixstowe 64 1h 20m the single carriageway section A17 between North Tuddenham The Food Norw Hull 138 3h 10m ich A irpo To the Enterprise rt to Sc Midlands A47 hip Park Norwich ol Southampton 203 3h 10m and Easton. A A47 irp or GreatGreat t – 40 Yarmouth m in u te re The upgrade works are A11 g u la r fl ig Rail PROPOSED h scheduled for 2023 and propose t s A11 WOOD LANE A14 DESTINATION TIME JUNCTION a direct access to the site with A14 Cambridge 1h 19m Cambridge A12 a new roundabout. Journey 1hr 25 mins Peterborough 1h 27m 1hr 19 mins times to and from the site will Amsterdam Ipswich London Liverpool Street 1h 50m A1 The Hook be significantly improved. M11 Felixstowe Rotterdam Harwich A12 Stansted 82 nautical miles NETHERLANDS Air A47 1hr 50 mins 82 nautical miles PROPOSED 1hr 43 mins DESTINATION MILES TIME NORWICH ROAD M25 Zeebrugge JUNCTION Antwerp Bruges Norwich Airport 7 16m London Calais 2hr 47 mins BELGIUM Stansted Airport 86 1h 25m 1hr 49 mins FRANCE Lille Heathrow Airport 131 2h 10m Streamlined Planning Food Enterprise Zones (FEZ) are • Encourage greater collaboration • Storage and distribution of a government initiative introduced between food and farming agricultural produce, products, by the Department for Food, businesses, and encourage links to equipment, machinery and supplies. CONDIMENTUM LIMITED Environment and Rural Affairs research and education institutions, • Food technology companies. (DEFRA). The Greater Norwich FEZ to develop the domestic food and A custom build mustard mill and mint • Manufacture of specialist food- was designated in 2015, and Local farming sector. processing facility for Condimentum Limited. relating supplies (e.g., food Development Order (LDO) put in place • Attract inward investment to packaging). Partnering with East Anglian based growers by Broadland District Council in 2017. the region. to provide locally processed high-quality • Haulage services related to the food ingredients. Purpose of Food Enterprise Zones: • Allow Local Development Orders to above storage and distribution. be put in place which provides • To allow qualifying users to make Working in partnership with Unilever, English planning permission for specific An element of other development an immediate start on site, thereby Mustard Growers and Norfolk Mint Growers. classes of development and which is ancillary, complementary removing planning uncertainty simplifies the planning process. and subsidiary to the above is This facility is part funded by the European and speeding up the development also permitted. Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. process. Any uses proposed will be closely and directly linked to food production To help with space calculations, the • Enhance rural development through LDO suggests a maximum ratio of the growth of food businesses in and agriculture and the following are specifically listed in the LDO: buildings to plot area of 40%. This a particular location. would allow circa 17,500 sq. ft (1,625 • Agri-tech businesses which make use sq m) of building per 1 acre of plot size. of the local agri-science base. Full copy of the Broadland District • Processing of agricultural produce. Council LDO can be accessed • Manufacture of food products. by a link on our website www.foodenterprisepark.co.uk Norfolk & Suffolk Agri-food Demographics PLOT C 3 AC LEP area PLOT D accounts for… Plots from 5,000 PLOT E 9.6 AC 93,300 6.2 AC PLOT B jobs to 300,000 sq ft 2.2 AC Output per job is high Largest agri-food output of any LEP area at 2% 4% 11 % Proposal PLOT F at £38,500 UK’s UK’s Agri 2.9 AC making it a productive sector at £3.5bn population landmass input Serviced plots are available on 8,885 freehold or leasehold terms to PLOT A businesses 1.6 AC accommodate units of 5,000 sq ft to 300,000 sq ft. Pre-let PLOT I PLOT J 3.2 AC 3.2 AC agreements will be considered. PLOT G PLOT H exports worth Opportunity for significant, high- 3 AC 3 AC 12% 16.6% 22.7% 17.6% 60% profile, flag-ship food hall. Please of the of the UK’s of the of the UK’s of the UK’s fruit and UK’s poultry UK’s contact the selling agents to £569m cereals vegetables pigs production sugar discuss your specific requirements. INDICATIVE LAYOUT Source: New Anglia LEP www.foodenterprisepark.com For further information please contact: James Alston Nick Dunn MRICS M: 07879 072982 M: 07977 121341 E: [email protected] T: 01603 629871 E: [email protected] Clarke Willis MBE W: www.brown-co.com M: 07785 324799 E: [email protected] Honingham Thorpe, Colton, Norwich NR9 5BU IMPORTANT NOTICES: Brown & Co for themselves and for the Vendors or Lessors of this Property give notice that: 1.