Known as MLM Crayford, the scheme comprises three sustainable industrial buildings with Grade A office space, ranging in size from 32,000 sq ft to 110,000 sq ftt. A multi-storey car park will also be built to serve the development.

The presence of the Slade Green to Dartford railway line on the Northeastern boundary calls on McLaren’s experience of working adjacent to rail infrastructure under a Network Rail Basic Asset Protection Agreement.

The scheme targets BREEAM Outstanding, EPC A and a carbon neutral whole life cycle.

Sustainable features of the design include photovoltaic roof panels and energy efficient LED lighting, as well as bicycle storage, EV charging provision and external wellbeing areas for occupiers. The 12-acre brownfield site in Bexley Council’s Thames Road Industrial Area has been disused for around 15 years.

McLaren Construction’s managing director for industrial and logistics, David Gavin, said: “There are some locations where warehouse construction might be straightforward, but not in an urban area, up against a railway line and with the ambition of achieving BREEAM Outstanding.