Jaguar Land Rover lodges plans for extension of Wolverhampton factory
Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has lodged plans for the extension of its Wolverhampton works as part of moves to ramp up electric vehicle production.
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The proposals lodged by Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) would see an extension to the existing manufacturing plant to provide additional industrial floorspace together with a scheme of additional landscaping works.
Plans lodged with South Staffordshire Council detail an expansion of the firm's Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre, which is set to grow with 6,500 metres of additional space, and would also see an existing smaller extension at the West of the plant demolished.
The scheme is one of three planned developments at the site, which the planning proposal says is part of a "site wide effort at the JLR Wolverhampton plant" to move towards an all-electric manufacturing facility.
The Wolverhampton facility, formerly known as the Engine Manufacturing Centre, produces electric drive units and battery packs used in JLR's electric vehicles in line with the firm's aim of becoming an "electric‑first, modern luxury carmaker" by the year 2030.
The extension would provide an additional parts set down area, linked to the batteries manufacturing process, according to supporting statements issued with the proposals.
"The aim for the proposed EV1 Extension is to establish high functionality to support the new electrification process with the key driver being to maximise floor space for production space," said the statement.
"The proposals will provide additional parts set-down area and replace the existing 1,200 square metre extension to the west of the site at EV1 Building with 6,501 square metres of additional floorspace proposed. The aim is to develop a design informed by its surroundings, with an emphasis on functionality, carefully considered landscaping and design principles."
New pedestrian footpaths are proposed to surround the full perimeter of the building, while existing internal pedestrian access is set to be retained between the EV1 building & extension, the statement says.
In 2023, the firm announced a £15billion global investment in and electrification scheme which saw JLR's Wolverhampton site transformed from a traditional combusion engine building facility into a hub for producing electric motors for the firm's future EV models.
The company plans to be net-zero across its supply chain, products, and operations by 2039, it says.
The company's first all-electric Range Rover vehicles are expected to be delivered later this year, with the model currently in production at JLR's Solihull works.
The plans will be decided by South Staffordshire Council following the end of the statutory consultation period towards the end of February.
