Planning approval has been granted for a new electrical concourse in a South Staffordshire park.
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GRIDSERVE, a UK-based technology-based sustainable energy company, is set to move forward with the advancement of a phased GRIDSERVE Electric Forecourt® on Parcel D of the i54 business park, which is located on the border of Wolverhampton County.
It is expected to include the structure of an electric vehicle charging station with ancillary uses, adding retail, catering, related electrical infrastructure, parking and landscaping.
The plan-making application, approved through South Staffordshire Council, states that Electric Forecourt® will operate on 100 per cent net-zero energy and eventually service cars, motorcycles and heavy-duty vehicles.
I54 currently employs around 2,700 people, some of whom are held among others living within a 16-kilometre radius.
As the most successful business domain in the country, it has evolved through an award-winning partnership between Staffordshire County Council, Wolverhampton Council and South Staffordshire Council.
Raoul Tufnell, GRIDSERVE’s director of development, said: “We are excited about the prospect of delivering an award-winning service station in the Wolverhampton area.
“It will serve our i54 neighbours, the city as a whole and users of the nearby strategic road network. We look forward to sharing more main points about it as we finalize our designs.
Wolverhampton Council Leader Stephen Simkins said: “We are very pleased that the drawing up of plans for GRIDSERVE’s new Electric Forecourt® facility at i54 has been approved.
“This will add a wonderful touch to our city’s infrastructure and perfectly meet our sustainability and climate replacement goals.
“We look ahead to see the employment and resulting opportunities for local people. “
Philip White, Deputy Leader of Staffordshire County Council and Cabinet Member for Economy and Skills, said: “GRIDSERVE’s plans at i54 are wonderful news as they provide an electric vehicle charging facility.
“The proposals appear to be the best occupant compatibility we already have in the i54 and will offer improved facilities.
“We look forward to supporting GRIDSERVE in its plans to progress from Parcel D to i54. “
Councillor Victoria Wilson, Deputy Leader of South Staffordshire Council and Cabinet Member for Commercial Enterprise and Community Infrastructure, said: “We are very pleased that one of the country’s leading technology-based sustainable energy companies, GRIDSERVE, has decided to invest in and expand its electricity business. forecourt. portfolio on i54 South Staffordshire and look forward to welcoming them to the area. “
“We are all committed to doing our part for climate upgrading and sustainability, and this new gas station will benefit residents, businesses and visitors through world-class EV charging and retail services at an available location. “
Other occupants of the i54 arrive with the electric propulsion production centre of Jaguar Land Rover, Moog Aircraft Group, ERA Total Security and Atlas Copco.
A further 60 acres of land have also been added to the west side of the i54, with its first occupant, Fortune Brands Innovations, a new technologically improved facility expected to come online later this year.
The i54 control team markets the last plot in the western extension.
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