Plans for a giant industrial estate been resubmitted
PLANS for a new a giant industrial estate in Exhall have been resubmitted.
If given the go-ahead, it would see four industrial units built on land off Wilsons Lane/longford Road.
It would also include HGV and vehicular access and egress point off Longford
Road, covered cycle parking for 40 bicycles, parking areas with a total of 84 spaces, external waste storage for each unit, dedicated disabled and car sharing close to the entrance of each building and new landscaping features.
The site currently comprises open farmland of poor, semi-improved grassland, including a small pond.
It is bisected by a 400kv overhead power line running west to east across the centre of the site and an electricity pylon is located within the central part of the site.
It is understood that the power lines crossing the site benefit from easements and stand-offs for the benefit of National Grid.
The development is laid out to the north and south of the power lines and the associated wayleave. The area within the electricity pylon wayleave is to be used to provide an element of open space, including the retention of the existing pond, together with parking and allied circulation areas.
What the application says: It states that a previous application was withdrawn in December 2019 as a result of changes proposed by the highway authority to Longford Road and the installation of a new cycle route.
It says that the current proposal has been revised to address these highway changes, including access from the site by a new junction on Longford Road.
It adds that the buildings have been designed with community safety in mind, with natural surveillance to help reduce anti-social behaviour as well as external and internal lighting.
The plans are now being looked at by planners at Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council.
They will decide whether or not to give the plans the goahead.
A target decision date has been set for June 17.