The redevelopment of Coventry Airport has taken a step forward with the unanimous granting of detailed planning permission for the £2.5bn GreenPower Park site.

Warwick District Council has given the green light for seven manufacturing facilities, ranging in size from 69k sq ft – 1.5m sq ft and totalling 4.8m sq ft. The latest planning approval augments the existing outline permission for a large battery manufacturing facility, granted in 2022, providing full detail for buildings, plot layouts and landscaping.

GreenPower Park is a public-private joint venture between Coventry City Council and Rigby Group. The partners are seeking to create a centre of excellence for battery technology, advanced manufacturing and clean energy, with the potential to create 6,000 new jobs. 

GreenPower Park is part of the Coventry & Warwick Investment Zone. Generous tax incentives, including business rates and Stamp Duty relief and higher national insurance thresholds, are available to occupiers. The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), which provides testing facilities for battery technologies, neighbours the site.