Plans to construct the next phase of the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP), which include more than 1.8m sq ft of industrial space, have been green lit.
South Tyneside Council and Sunderland City Council have now both backed the cross-boundary hybrid application, which will enable the development of the northern employment area at the site to progress.
The detailed part of the proposal provides the infrastructure to support the scheme, and includes the dualling of the A1290 between the A19/A1290 Downhill Lane Junction and the southern access from International Drive.
Also proposed is a new access road with a bridge across the River Don, as well as a pumping station and electricity sub-stations.
The outline plans comprise four plots which will be home to development units.
Each plot will have a minimum of one unit, while plot one will host a maximum of two, with plot three housing up to three.
Plot four will have capacity for five facilities.
The application supports the IAMP Area Action Plan which aims to turn the site into a “nationally important and internationally respected location for advanced manufacturing and European scale supply chain industries”.
IAMP One, which is a designated enterprise zone set over 125-acres, has already been approved and implemented and, in 2021, Envision IAMP’s plans to build a £450m battery manufacturing plant at the park were backed.
Construction is currently underway for the scheme.
A report alongside the application noted that the development will generate between 140 and 165 direct jobs each year through the ten-year construction period, in turn creating 345 indirect jobs in the supply chain.
Once operational, more than 3,000 positions could be created alongside 3,485 indirect and induced jobs in the supply chain.
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