Jarrolds set for new Norwich click and collect site

Jarrolds will soon be pulling down its site in Bessemer Road near Hall Road as City Hall approves plans to demolish the building. 

It was being used by the store as a "short-term storage facility."

The current warehouse is no longer fit for purpose (Image: Google) Now, it has been described as "ageing and unfit for purpose in size, energy efficiency and layout" and is "ill-suited to reflect the shift to online shopping and the expansion therefore required" by agents Carter Jonas, who are working on behalf of the department store.

In its place, a "high-quality," sustainable and environmentally-conscious warehouse will be built, with a click-and-collect station for customers to pick up their online shopping.

A fleet of new delivery vehicles is also in the works as the company expects more people to start shopping on its website.

The warehouse is set to be bigger and more sustainable than what is currently there (Image: Top Road Planning) Nick Steven-Jones, chief executive officer of the Jarrold Group, said: "Jarrolds is always looking at new and different ways to deliver exceptional customer service, this includes different ways and places to shop or collect.

"The development of Bessemer Road site is part of a broadening of both our business and consumer services.

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"This also includes a new fleet of delivery vehicles that bring the Jarrolds experience from store to door, for both us and for partners across Norfolk that we will look to work with on in-store, click-and-collect, delivery and warehousing solutions as part of our Logistics expansion and extremely successful Store-Folk initiative."

Nich Steven-Jones is CEO of the Jarrold Group (Image: Jarrolds) Three more commercial units will also be built at the site.

Planners at Norwich City Council have approved the plans, but it could be some time before the work starts, with Jarrolds being handed nearly 30 conditions to comply with.

The department store has three years to start work at the site.