Marshall Commercial Development Projects Limited (Marshall CDP) has commenced the next phase of construction of the Stealth Development at Airfields, Deeside.
The 193,500ft² speculative development is scheduled to complete in Q2 2027 and will deliver six warehouses ranging from 12,000ft² to 57,000ft². The units are being brought forward on a speculative basis and will be available to occupiers to lease or to purchase.
Scheme composition
Alongside the six new units, the site also holds planning permission for a further 211,000ft² single unit next to the scheme and a 134,000ft² single unit at the front of the site. Both of the larger buildings are available on a design and build basis for occupiers that require bespoke, larger-scale facilities, giving the wider site capacity beyond the speculative phase now under construction.
- Speculative phase: 193,500ft² across six warehouses, from 12,000ft² to 57,000ft², available to lease or purchase.
- Adjacent consent: a further 211,000ft² single unit on a design and build basis.
- Front-of-site consent: a 134,000ft² single unit on a design and build basis.
- Completion target: Q2 2027 for the speculative phase.
Confidence in the local market
Jon Thorne, director at B8 Real Estate, said Marshall CDP's decision to speculatively build out the scheme reflects real confidence in the local market. He pointed to what he described as a recognised shortage of Grade A MLI industrial accommodation in the area, adding that the development directly addresses that lack of supply. He also said the scheme gives local businesses the opportunity to purchase their own unit, something he noted has not been possible in this market for a considerable period of time.
Wider scheme milestones
The Stealth Development follows a series of key milestones on the wider scheme. A pre-let of 104,000ft² to Leviat was secured on their development of Plot D, which comprises three units of 180,000ft², and the whole scheme was subsequently sold to Leftfield Partners.
According to the report, the site is also home to an Amazon RDC and a recently completed new papermill by ICT, and it now has retail amenities from Aldi and Home Bargains. Those amenities will also serve the near 1,000 new homes being built on site, adding a residential element to the wider Airfields location alongside the industrial and logistics accommodation.
The new phase extends a site that already combines logistics, manufacturing and residential elements alongside recently added retail amenities, with the Stealth Development adding further industrial and logistics accommodation to the Airfields location.
Dave Hughes, leader of Flintshire County Council, said it was fantastic to see Marshall CDP continuing to invest in Deeside with this significant new phase of development at Airfields. He said the scheme demonstrates the confidence that investors have in Flintshire's economy and reinforces Deeside's position as one of the region's leading locations for advanced manufacturing.