Luxury carmaker Bentley has been granted planning permission to create a new logistics building spanning almost 100,000 sq ft at its Crewe headquarters.
Bentley's full planning application to regenerate a 3.1-acre area of hardstanding that the company owns to the east of its main vehicle manufacturing plant has been approved by Cheshire East Council's southern planning committee. The plot is currently used for vehicle and product storage.
An accompanying design and access statement by ABA Consulting indicates that the proposed logistics building (pictured), which would have a footprint of 92,570 sq ft, will be used for the storage and handling of parts prior to being used on the assembly line. Although it would not accommodate any other part of the manufacturing process, it would give Bentley more space to support the increase in its production and product lines.
The facility would be of a modular steel-framed construction and configured into two blocks with a pitched roof over the pair.
Bentley employs approximately 4,000 staff at its Crewe headquarters.
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