Warehouse development and town planning policies in the UK

Purpose This paper offers a review of national and local planning policies towards warehouse development within the UK. Design/methodology/approach The first sections provide description simple method enquiry sources information used in paper, outlines main factors driving demand for warehousing space UK, nature, scale operation modern warehouses, short into limited literature published to date, on town how it has influenced development. is followed by an examination some issues associated with development, two mini-case studies these are perceived played out, discussion raised this studies. Findings Town were traditionally seen as restraint but while current make little explicit reference warehousing, they have often been cited support new because such emphasise importance supporting economic growth fostering conditions which businesses can invest expand. Research limitations/implications number limitations, not least that its source material drawn from Internet, no primary data collected developers, operators, officers or authority councillors, geographical coverage was limited. Originality/value accessible