It has been argued the project's substantial economic benefits will outweigh the impact it will have on wildlife and nearby historic buildings
More than 800 new jobs are set to be created if a Nottinghamshire council allows a major employer to build a vast factory next to the M1. A huge factory will likely be built on greenbelt land off J27 of the M1, near Annesley, if Ashfield District Council's planning committee follows advice to approve the project on Wednesday, December 4.
The business said it would likely spend £35-38 million on the new base, which would employ between 912 and 1,094 people. Planners for the company said the industrial complex would generate a substantial business rates payment for the council, with 810 new jobs created. A council officer advised committee members to give the proposal planning permission, subject to the firm paying more than £600,000 towards local transport improvements. The official concluded that while the large industrial building would be "inappropriate" within the protected greenbelt, the substantial economic benefits justified the "very special circumstances" needed to build on the land.
Selston Parish Council raised concerns over what it believed were poor transport links and expressed concern the large development was "magnificently overpowering", with a representative calling for the design to be more sympathetic to its surroundings. Historic England, concerned by the implications the plan could have on nearby Annesley Hall, said it objected as the project would "erode the estate setting" of the highly graded heritage assets around the country house.
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