Technology park extension at Land Adjacent Mira Technology Park, Caldecote

“Proposal: Outline planning application (all matters reserved) for extension of MIRA Technology Park to comprise employment use (Class B2); associated office and service uses (Class E g); storage (Class B8); new spine road; car parking, landscaping and enabling works (Cross boundary application with North Warwickshire Borough Council)”

“The site is 59 hectares of agricultural land, comprising four fields. The site is located around 3.5 km to the north-west of the centre of Nuneaton and bounded on two sides by the A5 to the north and the A444 to the south. There is agricultural land bounding the remaining sides. The existing Mira Technology Park is located opposite, across the A5 to the north east.”

“The application site is located within flood zone 1, which is at the lowest risk of flooding, and very small parts of the site are at low risk of surface water flooding (between 0.1% and 1% chance each year). The site slopes evenly down from the north with a gradient of around 1 in 40 leading to a height difference of around 14 metres AOD. A public footpath – the AE189 - runs from the A444 to the A5 diagonally crossing the eastern part of the site.”

“National Highways – No objections. Recommend conditions.”

“LCC Highway Authority – The Local Highway Advice (LHA) advice is that the impacts of the development on highway safety would not be unacceptable, and when considered cumulatively with other developments, the impacts on the road network would not be severe. Based on the information provided, the development therefore does not conflict with paragraph 116 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) subject to conditions.”

“Representations have been received from or on behalf of the occupiers of 16 properties. These include 15 letters of objection and one neutral response. Of the objections received, 6 of these are from residents of nearby Fenny Drayton, with the remaining 9 from further afield, of which 8 are considered to be from users of the self storage business on Drayton Lane, Fenny Drayton.”

“The key concern raised throughout the majority of the objections received is with regards to the proposed works to the Drayton Lane/A5 junction to change this to a left in left out arrangement. The objections raise issues with regards to impact on the existing self storage business on Drayton Lane, including a potential loss of custom due to the increased distances needed to travel to either the Mancetter roundabout to the north or Redgate roundabout to the south.”

“It was moved by Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor R Allen and:”

“RESOLVED - Planning permission be granted, subject to:”