Greggs has submitted plans for a new national distribution centre at Symmetry Park, Kettering in Northamptonshire.
The UK-wide bakery chain's planning application details proposals for 311,551ft² of logistics space on a 25.1-acre plot.
According to property developer Tritax Symmetry, the unit will be designed to a BREEAM ‘Very Good’ standard, achieving an EPC A rating and meeting net zero carbon in construction requirements.
It is part of a strategy unveiled by Greggs in 2021, which ‘set out ambitious expansion targets requiring investment in significant supply chain capacity’.
The firm has also invested in constructing a ‘state-of-the-art frozen production and logistics facility’ in Derby to boost its supply chain.
Greggs has 2,500 shops and its longer-term growth plans target an estate of significantly more than 3,000 stores in the UK.
It is hoped that the new distribution site in Kettering will ‘bolster its capacity to directly supply ambient and chilled products to a growing portfolio of shops’.
Tritax Symmetry has confirmed that it is also seeking planning permission for an additional 100,000ft² to enable Greggs to expand the site further.
Subject to planning, the bakery chain expects its national distribution centre at Symmetry Park to be operational in the first half of 2027.