Luxury carmaker Bentley has been given the go-ahead for a major expansion of its Cheshire headquarters to develop a new generation of vehicles.
The company's full planning application to redevelop an 11.1-acre site immediately to the north of its existing home in Crewe was approved by Cheshire East Council's planning committee on Wednesday (18 May 2016). It requested permission to demolish all existing buildings on the site on the other side of Pyms Lane, which currently contains parking facilities for Bentley and a council waste depot.
In their place, Bentley intends to construct a five-storey Engineering Technical Centre comprising offices and warehouses, and a two-storey Design Centre comprising offices and a workshop. These would sit alongside the Bentley Business Building, which already has planning consent.
The proposed new development (pictured above) would have a floor space of approximately 415,401 sq ft. The Engineering Technical Centre would be the largest building.
Wolfgang Dürheimer, chairman and chief executive of Bentley, said: "With Bentley's new research and development centre, we will develop a new generation of Bentleys, which will continue our commitment of luxury, performance, quality and engineering excellence. Bentley is the number one luxury car manufacturer in the world and driving more investment into our headquarters and attracting talent is key to continuing our success."
Bentley currently employs approximately 4,000 staff in Crewe.
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