Tesco gets the green-light for new RDC in Reading

Commercial Motor
September 26, 2011

Tesco has received consent for a new regional distribution centre (RDC) in Whitely, Reading, located at a former Heineken brewery.

Both Reading and Wokingham Brought Councils’ planning committees approved the scheme as the new site straddles both boroughs.

The RDC will deliver an 885,869ft² grocery warehouse located near the A33 with access to junction 11 of the M4. It could create as many as 950 jobs.

The plans also feature a 17,222ft² vehicle maintenance unit, and Tesco estimates the 24-hour centre will see 750 two-way HGV movements each day.

It will also feature 48 goods-in and 48 goods-out bays on either side of the building, with parking for 270 trailers. Own-account operator Tesco hopes to have the new RDC open by Christmas 2012.

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