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:
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).
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.
Meggitt: R17/1829. Erection of building and use for purposes within Class B2 (General Industrial). https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/rugby/application-details/26735
Cadent (Plot 1a): R19/1512. Erection of building and use for purposes within Class B1a (Offices) and ancillary research and development facilities (Use Class B1b). https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/rugby/application-details/30937
Polestar and Staircraft (Plot 1b): R21/1165. Erection of three commercial units for flexible use within Use Classes B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Storage and Distribution). https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/rugby/application-details/33851
Vacant (Plot 3): R22/0485. Erection of one commercial unit for flexible use within Use Classes B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Storage and Distribution). Constructed and available for occupation. https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/rugby/application-details/34587
Plot 4: No application received.
Vacant (Plot 5): R21/0525. Erection of building and use for Class B8 (storage and distribution). Constructed and available for occupation. https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/rugby/application-details/32954
Vacant (Plots 6 and 7): R22/0491. Erection of two commercial units for flexible use within Use Classes B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Storage and Distribution). Constructed and available for occupation. https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/rugby/application-details/34594
Rolls-Royce (Plot 8): R23/0727. Erection of one commercial unit within Use Class B8 (Storage and Distribution). https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/rugby/application-details/38445
Plot 9: No application received.
Biodiversity Offsetting – Parcel 2: R21/0501. Change of use from open pasture agricultural land to land for biodiversity enhancement together with habitat creation and associated works. https://planning.agileapplications.co.uk/rugby/application-details/32927
