Overview
Prospero Ansty is an employment development located on a 65 hectare site at the western edge of the Rugby Borough boundary adjacent to Coventry. It is located on land formerly occupied by Rolls-Royce and is situated adjacent to Ansty Business Park.
Outline planning permission was granted in June 2021 for the redevelopment of this site for up to 160,000m² of employment floorspace falling within Use Classes:
- B1a (Offices);
- B1b (Research and Development);
- B1c (Light Industry); and
- B2 (General Industrial).
The outline permission also allowed for the provision of a hotel (C1 Use Class) with a floorspace of up to 4,500m² and retail with a floorspace up to 250m² comprising of shops (A1 Use Class) and Restaurants/Cafes (A3 Use Class).
Planning applications have subsequently been granted for offices as well as a number of commercial units with flexible uses that fall within Use Class B2 (General Industrial) and Use Class B8 (Storage and Distribution).
Outline Permission
The 2021 outline permission can be found under reference R19/1540. It can be accessed at https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/rugby/application-details/30968
The Development Parameters Plan approved pursuant to the outline planning permission is shown on the plan below.
