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Bentley set for Major Expansion

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Luxury carmaker Bentley looks set to be given the go-ahead for a major expansion of its Cheshire headquarters as part of plans to invest in the production of additional vehicle lines.

The company’s full planning application to redevelop an 11.1-acre site immediately to the north of its existing home in Crewe will be considered by Cheshire East Council‘s planning committee next Wednesday (18 May 2016). It is seeking permission to demolish all existing buildings on the site on the other side of Pyms Lane, which currently contains parking facilities for Bentley and a council waste depot.

In their place, Bentley wants to construct a five-storey Engineering Technical Centre comprising offices and warehouses, and a two-storey Design Centre comprising offices and a workshop. These would sit alongside the Bentley Business Building, which already has planning consent. Read More