100 jobs possible in Newmarket logistics and R&D development

Nucleus, located on Exning Road, will comprise 10 units ranging from 3,595 sq ft to 6,685 sq ft. All properties are available on both a leasehold or freehold basis with the ability for occupiers and investors to acquire multiple units.

Nucleus is being built by Wilten Construction and practical completion on the scheme is expected in late summer 2026. The 2.48-acre site, which formerly housed an electronics and displays manufacturer, is located two miles south of the A14.

Its strategic positioning at the intersection of the A14 and A11 provides close connections to Cambridge, Huntingdon, Bury St Edmunds and Ipswich as well as East Coast ports.

Neighbouring occupiers to the development include retailers Screwfix and Toolstation, builders’ merchants Travis Perkins and parcel delivery firm Evri.

All units at Nucleus will benefit from electric vehicle charging points, low air permeability design and solar cells on their roofs which will provide green energy on an affordable basis to occupiers. Employers will also benefit from a wellness area located at the rear of the development providing a dedicated relaxation space to support employee wellbeing.

In addition, the units will have enhanced roof lighting to increase levels of natural daylight and will be constructed from high-performance building materials to reduce CO2 emissions. The scheme is targeting an EPC A and BREEAM Excellent rating as a minimum.

Chancerygate senior development director, George Dickens said: “There is robust demand throughout Newmarket and the wider Suffolk and Cambridgeshire region for Grade A accommodation supporting a range of industrial uses, including R&D.

“Nucleus will help meet this demand and, in doing so, could create up to 100 jobs. Now we have started work on the site, we look forward to delivering a sustainable, high-specification scheme that will become a lasting economic asset for the locality and the region.”

Founded in 1995, Chancerygate is the UK’s largest urban logistics property developer and investment manager and the only one operating nationwide. In the UK, Chancerygate currently has around 2.1m sq ft of urban logistics space under construction or ready for development across 13 sites ranging from Manchester to Croydon. Agents for the development are Cheffins and Cushman & Wakefield.