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Unlimited opportunities in the East of England
Unlimited opportunities in the East of England
PORTS
LOWESTOFT
WELLS
The Port of Lowestoft handled around
75,000 tonnes of cargo in 2020, a figure
which is set to double in 2022. The port has
emerged as a thriving centre for companies
servicing the offshore energy sector and
handles in excess of 6,700 vessel calls each
year, including platform supply, crew transfer,
support and marine survey vessels.
CROMER
BACTON
KINGS LYNN
GT YARMOUTH
NORWICH
It sits adjacent to PowerPark, which is home
to the OrbisEnergy innovation and incubation
centre for clean energy businesses as
well as a number of leading offshore wind
developers, operators and experienced
supply chain partners.
LOWESTOFT
DISS
LEEF
SIZEWELL
BURY ST EDMUNDS
CAMBRIDGE
IPSWICH
FELIXSTOWE &
HARWICH
FREEPORT EAST
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BRADWELL
In March 2021, ABP announced a five year
plan to develop the Lowestoft Eastern Energy
Facility (LEEF) involving an initial £25 million
investment in state of the art infrastructure
to support the offshore energy industry.
From 2024 LEEF East will create a step
change in marine capability and capacity
for offshore wind customers, with three new
deep-water berths spanning over 360m,
BATTERY
STORAGE
additional CTV berthing capacity and 8 acres
BIOENERGY
of hinterland. LEEF East is ideally positioned
to support Lowestoft’s existing customers
and future offshore wind projects with O&M
GAS
and construction support activities. The
FIELD
LEEF West project is expected to be in place
by 2026, bringing up to 200m of additional
quayside and up to 2.6 acres of infill land.
GAS
ABP aims to provide superb port facilitiesTERMINAL
which help to deliver the energy transition,
to generate a robust economic base by
securing core port sectors, and to reinforce
GAS FIRED
Lowestoft’s success by widening competitive
POWER STATION
advantage in offshore wind O&M.
In the meantime, ABP’s Town Quay project
has kickstarted a new growth phase for the
NUCLEAR
POWER
STATION
port, creating 2.5 acres of solid laydown
area,
new bunkering facilities and new fenders
alongside its 200m, 6.1m draught quayside.
PORT
Network Rail have recently invested in
Lowestoft’s rail sidings, allowing freight trains
to utilise the port to distribute aggregates
across the UK. £400,000 will be invested to
SOLAR
upgrade port infrastructure to support theFARM
long-term supply of aggregates into the port,
reducing HGV road journeys.
WIND
FARM
At the west end of the port, further
investment has been made to prepare a 13
acre site to support major local infrastructure
projects, including the Gull Wing Bridge
and Flood Risk Management Projects. The
site is ready for further major national
infrastructure projects.
plitten@abports.co.uk
OUTER HARBOUR
T
otal port area - 39.2 ha
Q
uay length - 1,400m
INNER HARBOUR
Q
uay length - 2,100m
S
urrounding Enterprise Zones
POWERPARK
PowerPark, located immediately to the north of
the Port of Lowestoft’s outer harbour, has been
designated by East Suffolk Council as a location
for clean energy businesses, building upon the
success of existing operators and supply chain
companies resident in the area. The park will be
a catalyst to boost employment, attracting high
profile businesses to Lowestoft and skilled roles
to the local area.
In September 2020, East Suffolk Council
launched its PowerPark Design Vision which
outlines the key principles and overarching
design concepts for the 24.7ha site. The vision
sets out proposals on how the area can develop,
enabling its role to accommodate businesses
which are expected to invest or expand in the
area over the next 10 years, responding to
market conditions and business needs.
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4/7 operations
L
ock free easy access at all states
of tide
C
onstruction support base for
Galloper Offshore Wind Farm
A
djacent PowerPark, home to
ScottishPower Renewables, SSE/
RWE, OrbisEnergy
M
obile cranage at North Quay
terminal with 16,000 sq. m of storage
5
,000 sq. m of storage space
CREATING THE CONDITIONS
FOR SUCCESS
To support business to invest in Lowestoft, a
high-quality scheme comprising of 14 flexible
businesses units ranging from 34m2 to 223m2
is coming to PowerPark from September 2022.
The Newcombe Road site will include units with
office, warehousing and workshop space with
5m eaves height and allocated on-site parking.
Available with competitive lease options, the
development will act as exemplar of sustainable
building methods, incorporating clean energy
power supply and innovative energy efficiency
and storage technologies.
The development offers easy access to the
port of Lowestoft, OrbisEnergy and East
Coast College’s Energy Skills Centre and will
benefit from ultra-fast broadband.
economicregen@eastsuffolk.gov.uk
3
modern transit sheds
V
essel support facilities for CTV
operators
F
ormer Shell Base available for
redevelopment - 5.46 hectares
D
ry dock facilities
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