Building at Jaguar Land Rover site approved

Jaguar Land Rover aimed to be "carbon net zero across supply chains, products and operations by 2039", a planning statement said

Plans for an extra building at Jaguar Land Rover's Wolverhampton site have been approved.

The car company applied for retrospective planning permission to South Staffordshire Council over the structure, which had already been put up and would be used for parts, a planning statement said.

It added the proposal was one of several developments planned at the Electronic Propulsion Manufacturing Centre in the city "to facilitate JLR's electrification journey".

The company aimed to be "carbon net zero across supply chains, products and operations by 2039", according to the planning statement.

The structure on the i54 employment site was appropriately scaled, an officer's report said.

It was "designed to reflect the existing industrial context, with no adverse impact on visual amenity, layout, or the character of the surrounding area".

The report added: "The nature of the use, combined with the absence of any increase in staffing or changes to access arrangements, ensures there are no highway safety concerns."

The structure, which was more than 700 sq m, would provide covered space to protect components from adverse weather conditions, "supporting the site's operational efficiency".

This improvement would help ensure the facility could still operate at full capacity and move towards a fully electrified manufacturing process "in line with JLR's corporate sustainability targets".

Last week, it emerged JLR was to cut up to 500 management jobs in the UK, as the carmaker faced pressure on sales and profits from US trade tariffs.