Developer poised to win planning for controversial logistics scheme

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Newlands Developments is poised to secure planning permission for its controversial Equites Park Basingstoke logistics scheme in Hampshire.

The developer had secured Amazon as an occupier for a 2 million ft2 plus warehouse on the scheme but the council revoked theĀ  permission in November last year following a legal challenge by Dummer Parish Council. It was done on the grounds that it would destroy local biodiversity, and that there was ā€œno overriding public needā€.

In addition to the legal threat from the parish council there has been a well supported campaign to save 80 oaks within the parish supported by Sarah, The Duchess of York and 95,000 other signatories.

A new application which sees the trees protected will be considered by Basingstoke & Dean Council this week, with discount retailer Lidl as the new key occupier in a 630,000ft2 warehouses rather than Amazon. The much smaller scheme will total 1.25 million ft2.

Joint letting agents are ACRE, Burbage Realty and DTRE.

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