IN Brief:
- Faraday7 proposes seven leasehold units totalling 153,000 sq ft on a seven-acre site at Hams Hall.
- The application incorporates rooftop solar, electric vehicle charging, natural lighting, and high-performance building materials.
- North Warwickshire Borough Council must determine the application before construction can proceed.
Chancerygate has submitted a planning application for a 153,000 sq ft speculative logistics development at Hams Hall in Coleshill, near Birmingham. The proposed Faraday7 scheme would contain seven leasehold units on a seven-acre site within an established industrial and distribution location. It is an application rather than an approved or occupied warehouse development; North Warwickshire Borough Council must consider the plans before the project can progress through construction.
Individual units would range from approximately 12,000 sq ft to 47,000 sq ft, giving the development a spread of floor areas rather than a single large distribution warehouse. That mix could accommodate different combinations of storage, light industrial activity and regional distribution, although no occupier commitments have been disclosed. Chancerygate is proceeding speculatively, meaning the proposed accommodation is not being delivered against a named tenant’s pre-let in the information released with the application.
The site lies near Junction 9 of the M42 and Junction 4 of the M6, connecting Hams Hall with freight routes serving the West Midlands and other UK regions. Existing logistics and industrial occupiers in the area include manufacturers, distribution businesses, and transport operators. A development serving several tenants would have to coordinate access, loading and vehicle movements within a shared estate. The number and pattern of goods vehicle visits will depend on which companies ultimately lease the premises and how they use them.
The seven-unit layout revises the scheme Chancerygate described when it purchased the land in March. The earlier proposal comprised six units and approximately 145,000 sq ft; the application now specifies seven buildings and 153,000 sq ft. The change adds around 8,000 sq ft and an additional letting unit to the existing project. The submitted plans therefore provide a more developed account of how the same site could be subdivided, rather than identifying a second development at Hams Hall.
The application includes rooftop solar panels and electric vehicle charging points for all seven units. Enhanced roof lighting is intended to bring more natural daylight into the buildings, while high-performance construction materials form part of the proposed approach to reducing operational and embodied environmental impacts. The developer is targeting Energy Performance Certificate rating A and BREEAM Excellent, but those are design objectives, not ratings already achieved by completed buildings.
Rooftop solar generation could meet some electricity demand within the estate when production coincides with consumption, while electric vehicle chargers would draw on the site electrical infrastructure at times set by occupiers’ operating schedules. Warehouses with different uses can have markedly different demand profiles, from lighting and charging to heating or automated storage equipment. The proposed features establish the developer’s intended building specification; installed generation, grid import capacity and charging performance will be determined through the subsequent design and delivery process.
The proposed range of unit sizes also influences the future internal arrangement of stock, packing areas and movement routes. A warehouse configured for pallet storage needs different aisle clearances and handling equipment from premises combining workshop activity with dispatch. Those decisions normally follow a tenant’s specification and can affect racking, traffic separation, loading bays, and available floor space. Faraday7’s application describes the accommodation being offered, while specific storage capacities and automation arrangements will depend on leasing and fit-out decisions.
Chancerygate became part of Toronto-headquartered asset manager Dream in August 2026. That change in ownership followed the March site acquisition and preceded submission of the revised Faraday7 plans. Chancerygate’s existing urban industrial development business will continue to be responsible for progressing the application, with potential occupiers considering accommodation once the planning and construction programme is clearer. The corporate transaction does not alter the local authority’s role in reviewing access, land use and the physical form of the proposed development.
Transport access and building services will be material when the site is assessed and fitted out. Seven independently let buildings may generate overlapping loading and delivery peaks, particularly if occupiers share estate roads or neighbouring junctions. Space for turning, vehicle waiting and safe pedestrian movement needs to correspond with the eventual mix of uses. Electrical connections must also accommodate the proposed charging provision and the buildings’ other demands. The published proposals identify the basic layout and sustainability specification; detailed operating arrangements will become clearer through the planning record and tenant fit-outs.
When Chancerygate bought the site, it envisaged starting construction in early 2027 and completing the six-unit scheme towards the end of that year, subject to consent. Those dates related to the earlier design and remain conditional following submission of the seven-unit application. The council’s planning decision will establish the permitted development and any conditions, after which the construction schedule and occupier specifications can be settled. Until then, the 153,000 sq ft represents proposed capacity, with no completed space available for occupation.
