Coventry’s £2.5bn GreenPower Park cleared for take-off
Warwick Council has given detailed planning permission for seven manufacturing units totalling 4.8m sq ft on the site of Coventry Airport, which is due to close this year.
The units will range from 69,000 sq ft to 1.5m sq ft and will be built on a bespoke prelet basis.
As well as the buildings themselves, the application approved on Tuesday also covered plot layouts and landscaping.
There is an existing outline permission for a large battery manufacturing facility at the park, granted in 2022 and yet to be built.
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GreenPower Park sits within Coventry & Warwick Investment Zone and is a public-private joint venture between Coventry City Council and Rigby Group.
The partners want to establish a centre of excellence for battery technology, advanced manufacturing and clean energy.
Occupiers can benefit from tax incentives at the enterprise zone including business rates and Stamp Duty relief and higher National Insurance thresholds.
The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre, which provides testing facilities for battery technology, is next door to the site.
In January 2025, West Midlands Combined Authority said it would provide £23m towards GreenPower Park.
The airport was last used by passengers in 2008, and has since been used for freight and air ambulance.
Rigby decided to get out of the airports business last August after 12 years, selling Regional & City Airports to ICG.
The planning portal reference for the application is W/25/0265.
The project team consists of architect Stephen George & Partners; planning consultant Planning Prospects; project and cost management, AtkinsRéalis; development management, Luma Consulting; sustainability, SLR Consulting.
