Goole Freeport tax site moves forward
The footprint of the Goole Freeport tax site has been submitted (Image credit: Humber Freeport)
The Freeport tax site in Goole has taken a step forward with the footprint for the site submitted to government.
The 200-hectares Goole freeport site, which is split into two plots separated by the M62 motorway, aims to unlock inward investment opportunities.
In recent years, Goole has attracted major developments by blue chip businesses including train builder Siemens Mobility and FTSE-listed chemicals manufacturer Croda.
Confirmation of the Goole freeport tax site – one of three within the Humber Freeport area – is expected to spark further investment in the East Yorkshire town.
The formal boundary map for the Goole freeport tax site has now been submitted to Government.
Simon Bird, chair of Humber Freeport, said: "Submitting the footprint for the Goole tax site represents an exciting and significant milestone for Humber Freeport.
"Each of our three tax sites – in Hull, Goole and Immingham – offers something completely unique. The Goole tax site benefits from a strategically significant location, suitable for advanced manufacturing and other sectors, with easy access to the M62 motorway, excellent rail connections and port links to the Humber Estuary.
"Goole has seen major investment from global companies who have already seen the huge opportunity it presents. Freeport status further enhances that opportunity, opening up new corridors of development and economic growth."
The Humber region was granted Freeport Tax Site Status in 2021, with a total portfolio of 1,480 acres of land available for investment across the three sites.
The Goole tax site is a large, undeveloped plot of land adjacent to the existing Goole 36 Enterprise Zone. The Enterprise Zone is already home to Guardian Industries' glass plant, a Tesco distribution centre and – following construction of the Tom Pudding Way link road to open up the remaining development plots – Croda's new international distribution centre.
The University of Birmingham also recently announced plans to develop a £15m rail research centre, next to the RaisE business centre within the Enterprise Zone.
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