All systems go for ‘flagship’ Enderby I&L site
An 80-acre industrial and logistics complex in Leicestershire could bring more than 2,000 jobs to the region, according to the scheme’s backers.
Royal London Mutual Insurance received approval for its plans to build five industrial units at Enderby, around five miles south-west of Leicester city centre, following a meeting of Blaby District Council’s planning committee last week.
The decision followed approval of an outline application in September last year.
In a planning statement submitted with the proposals, Royal London said it planned to create a “flagship” modern distribution hub next to the M1, adding that 2,479 jobs could be created once the development was fully built out.
Early construction work will include all earthworks, main spine roads, footpaths and internal access roads, landscaping, yards and parking provision, while the second phase will concentrate on the warehousing and industrial units, split into three “zones”.
Zone A, at the rear of the site and built as part of the first phase of work, will see two warehouses built speculatively for large-scale logistics operations, providing around 700,000 sq ft of industrial space.
In the second phase, Zone B will feature a single 210,000 sq ft unit and Zone C will feature two commercial units for small and medium-sized businesses.
In total, around 1.1m sq ft of warehouse space will be built.
Cllr Lee Breckon, Blaby Council’s planning committee chairman, said: “Outline approval was granted for this development in July 2024 and this reserved matters application came before us to provide the finer detail of how the scheme will look. This site in Enderby has been allocated for employment use in our local plan since 2019 due to its excellent local transport links and position near other business parks.
“The applicant is committed to delivering a ‘flagship project’ which will offer modern, sustainable and high-quality commercial warehousing and business units. This will bring more jobs to the District and so boost our economy, providing benefits for all.”
The decision brings to an end over five years of wrangling over the site, which was subject of initial outline proposals as far back as 2019, when the site was allocated for employment use in Blaby council’s local plan.
A similar outline scheme put forward that year by former landowners Drummond Estate and Inverock was turned down in 2023, but was subsequently overturned on appeal by government inspectors.
Architects for the scheme are Hale Architecture, with planning consultancy provided by Marrons. Project manager on the development is Canmoor Projects.
Documents and plans relating to the scheme can be found on Blaby council’s planning portal using reference: 25/0774/RM
