... and new units expected to bring another 200
THREE industrial units are to be built next to a new housing estate in Burton on 14 acres of land near the Trent and Mersey Canal.
The industrial and warehouse units are set to bring more than 200 jobs to the area and is part of the Branston Locks development, which includes 2,500 new homes.
If plans are approved by the council, another four industrial units could be built in a second phase of development. The total amount of land used is expected to equate to up to 92,900sq metres.
Nurton Developments (Quintus) Ltd has applied to East Staffordshire Borough Council for permission to build the three units as part of its first phase of development.
The land is currently green field land that sits to the east of the Trent and Mersey Canal and is bordered to the west by the A38.
This is a reserved matters application indicating that preliminary plans have already been approved and this latest application will look at access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale.
The application is to be decided by the borough council’s planning committee on Tuesday, April 27.
The units would use the newly constructed road junction off Branston Road, designed specifically for the development of an employment park on the land.
A report to the council from Nurton said: “It is considered that the proposal will not have an adverse impact on the amenities of the future occupiers of the remainder of the Branston Locks development, will not have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the Trent and Mersey Canal conservation area, highway safety, or the general character of the area.”
No concerns have been raised through consultations, except from the National Forest in relation to the loss of an existing copse of trees within the site envisaged for retention.
The report from Nurton added: “The height, scale and massing of the buildings are in line with the design guide criteria for the employment park.
“The orientation of the buildings means that the shorter elevation will face the canal and the future development beyond, reducing the scale, massing and impact of the buildings.
“The service yard areas are set to the rear and the side of the buildings to improve the appearance and reduce the noise to the development on the opposite side of the canal.
“Landscaping proposals are included in the submission for the immediate site and includes tree planting, hedging, shrubs (low and high level), wild flower meadow and woodland planting in native species.”