The expanding Jaguar Land Rover in this Midlands base

Jaguar Land Rover Expands Whitley's Mbadive Plant After Approval of a Request

The Midlands automaker has been given the go-ahead by the Coventry City Council to extend the powertrain building.

Our sister CoventryLive reported the developments, revealing that the building is one of the largest on the site.

It contains the powertrain team with test facilities, equipment and badociated office space.

This particular development does not create any additional work.

A total of 12 parking spaces would be lost according to the planning application. the number of spaces from 44 to 32.

In installation, JLR engineers develop and refine the main components that generate the Energy for their vehicles – such as the engine, transmission

The extension would allow the creation of 9,250 square feet of space on three floors

The company says that it needs the extension to create additional space for the powertrain team.

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It would allow the creation of a specialized storage system, an air circulation laboratory, toilets, a warehouse for cleaners and a store

A planning statement submitted by Pegasus Group on behalf of Jaguar Land Rover. the predominant materials and architectural form of the existing building and merge into the existing elevation using a similar color scheme and design.

"The proposals are therefore not out of character for an industrial building and do not seem incongruous from the point of view of design.

" Demand is considered to be an acceptable form of development that will provide the necessary facilities for support Jaguar Land Rover operations at their global headquarters in Whitley. "

The application indicates that the spaces are only used for He added that one 220 parking spaces had to be created elsewhere.

The extension is part of Jaguar Land Rover's much larger plans at Whitley and the application makes reference

They include a new propulsion center and aforementioned parking lot, as well as a new road that would connect the Stivichall interchange, as well as a bridge to cross the A45.

The automaker did not specify what the new transmission facility will serve, but there has been speculation about the development of electric vehicles

The planner's report regarding the application for Jaguar Land Rover to expand the existing powertrain building in Whitley. stated: "Given the location and design of the extension, it is consistent with the development plan policies and additional planning guidelines and, therefore, the application is recommended for approval."