THE REDEVELOPMENT of Coventry Airport has taken a step forward with the granting of detailed planning permission for the £2.5bn GreenPower Park site.
Warwick District Council has now given the green light for seven manufacturing facilities, ranging in size from 69,000 sq ft to 1.5million sq ft and totalling 4.8million sq ft – equivalent to around 80 football picthes.
The latest planning approval augments the existing outline permission for a large battery manufacturing facility, granted in 2022, providing full detail for buildings, plot layouts and landscaping.
Corin Crane, chief executive of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “This announcement is great news for Coventry and Warwickshire. GreenPower Park is a critically important development that highlights the region’s position as a global centre for advanced manufacturing, clean energy and battery technology.
“Local businesses will have big opportunities across the supply chain whether that is construction, professional services or logistics. Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce looks forward to working with partners to help local firms benefit from this opportunity and to attract inward investment to the region.”
GreenPower Park is a public-private joint venture between Coventry City Council and Rigby Group. The partners are seeking to create a centre of excellence for battery technology, advanced manufacturing and clean energy, with the potential to create 6,000 new jobs.
The park is part of the Coventry & Warwick Investment Zone, with tax incentives, including business rates and Stamp Duty relief and higher national insurance thresholds, being offered to occupiers.
The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), which provides testing facilities for battery technologies, neighbours the site.
