Our Work
Upon securing a working agreement GDL will form a strategy and commit funds to manage the professional team. Each team member/consultant is selected in line with their industry standing and sector specialisms
There is no such thing as a straight road in this industry and multiple changes or reviews of strategy are required and implemented along the way
Offices
Haywards Heath
Land adjoining Haywards Heath Station-having pieced together 9 separate commercial office buildings this circa 2 acre site was able to accommodate up to 135,000 sqft gross of B1 offices in what is the towns prime office pitch. Under permitted development rights this site attracted the interest of residential developers and was sold unconditionally with planning subsequently secured for circa 145 flats and commercial space at ground and part first floors
Industrial
The Hub, A2300 Burgess Hill
The land was promoted through 2005 Mid Sussex District Council Local plan alongside the Northern Arc with Planning Consent being granted in 2016. All off site and initial onsite infrastructure was delivered alongside a DPD delivery facility in 2018 with a further prelet completed for Roche Pharmaceuticals in 2020.
Panattoni undertook the speculative build out of the remaining in 2023. The completed scheme provides over 500,000sqft in 24 units
Industrial
Science and Tech Park-Sussex
An allocation for this circa 1,300,000 sqft Science and Technology Park has been secured with Mid Sussex District Council. Working with a joint land owner this strategically important employment site will now move forward to a hybrid planning application providing outline consent for the entire park and detailed planning for the initial infrastructure works
Industrial
Cobham Gate Ferndown
Cobham Gate is a prime employment site fronting Cobham Road within Ferndown Industrial Estate which benefits from direct access to the A31 dual carriageway (Ferndown bypass). 42,785 sq ft has been prelet to DPD which completed in 2017. Outline consent provides for 400,000 sq ft of warehouse, industrial and office uses. Speculative development of small and medium sized industrial units will commence in 2019 along with a Trade Counter scheme fronting Cobham Road
See www.cobhamgate.com for further information
Industrial
Nowhurst Business Park
Nowhurst Business Park offers the opportunity for bespoke design and build Industrial commercial property units to meet occupier business needs. With planning consent secured to provide B1(c), B2 and B8 uses, industrial/warehouse development preparatory work is in hand to provide fully serviced sites ready to match the local and regional demand.
See www.nowhurstbusinesspark.co.uk for further information
Industrial
Canterbury Trade Park
A 3.5 acre site bought unconditionally in 2006. Planning was subsequently secured for a 1 acre car showroom, a 20,000 sq ft service bay workshop or stand alone B2/B8 warehouse, circa 15,000sqft high profile Trade Counter multi unit scheme to include up to 6,000 sq ft of retail and an A3 fast food outlet.
See www.canterburytradepark.co.uk for further information
Residential
Fairbridge Way Burgess Hill Sussex
GDL act as Development and Asset Manager for Fairbridge Developments Ltd. This former sewage treatment work of over 30 acres, closed in 1992, was originally allocated for employment uses. Demand for housing has outstripped employment need in this immediate area and after various attempts to resolve planning and redevelopment options an outline for 325 houses/units was granted in 2014. Since this time we have sought and secured technical approval to both S278 and S38 undertaken the site wide remediation works and are now implementing all road, drainage and site servicing to delivery 3 oven ready serviced plots to go to the market in autumn for sale in whole or part
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Colin Whelan Director
A founding partner of GDL alongside Chris Kelly. Colin’s formative years were spent with Stiles Harold Williams in their Crawley and London office serving developer clients in the south east and throughout the UK. Following 4 years with Simons Estates Glenbeigh Developments was formed. Colin’s focus is on south east development and investment opportunities primarily for commercial but also mixed use or pure residential.
Chris Kelly
A founding partner of GDL alongside Colin Whelan. Chris’s formative years were spent with Barclays Bank and Homebase
and thereafter 9 years heading Simons Estates London office before forming GDL. Chris’s early focus was on retail and
mixed use schemes and more latterly larger industrial and employment parks in our target area of Kent to Dorset outside the M25