Description
Gateway 14 is the largest business, innovation and logistics park in East Anglia, covering 156 acres.
Gateway 14 offers up to 2.36 million sq ft of innovation, business and logistics accommodation, making it the destination of choice in the region.
Buildings are to be built to the highest ESG standards and will be targeting BREEAM Excellent and EPC A+ ratings.
Gateway 14, a designated Tax & Customs site as part of Freeport East, provides qualifying occupiers with a range of customs duty & tax benefits.
Existing occupiers include The Range, Bauder and Assan Panel.
Location
Gateway 14 is strategically located in a prime position along the A14, perfectly situated for logistics, manufacturing and business uses. The A14 provides access to Ipswich and Felixstowe, as well as the A12 and the wider national motorway network.
Specifications
Gateway 14 Built for business and the environment, offering:
Solar PV/PV ready roofs
20% active and 20% passive EV charging spaces
Air source heat pumps
30,000 sq m of native buffer planting
Significant Biodiversity Net Gain
15,500 new trees planted
2,200 m of native hedgerow planted
Freeport East Benefits
Gateway 14 is part of Freeport East, providing a range of custom duty and tax benefits to qualifying occupiers.
As a Freeport site, locating to Gateway 14 can offer companies significant savings through a range of tax and other benefits, ideal for manufacturing, logistics, office and R&D companies:
Stamp Duty Land Tax relief
Business Rates relief
Enhanced Capital allowances on machinery and equipment
Enhanced structures and building allowances
Employer National Insurance contributions relief
Various custom duty deferral and exemption schemes
Access to innovation cluster and funding opportunities
Freeport East Skills Partnership
Innovation Zone
In addition, Gateway 14 offers opportunities for Innovation Hub buildings from 20,000 - 100,000 sq ft. The Innovation Zone includes Stowmarket Innovation Gateway, a new three-storey state-of-the-art business centre providing office space for high-growth start-ups and collaboration spaces together with a cafe.
