Brewing giant Carlsberg UK has been given the green light to build a bottling plant within Northampton’s enterprise zone.
Carlsberg is to expand its Northampton operation with a 75,340 sq ft facility which includes related offices and covered car parking, following West Northamptonshire Development Corporation’s (WNDC) planning committee’s approval of the scheme.
Located next to the River Nene, Carlsberg’s UK headquarters was built in the 1970s. The new bottling plant will be in the south-east corner of the site and falls within the Northampton Waterside enterprise zone. Announced by government last year, the zone aims to regenerate more than 296 acres of mostly disused land along Northampton’s river front.
Adrian Arnold, WNDC’s director of planning services said: “We welcome Carlsberg UK’s expansion, which reflects the confidence of the business and investment community in Northampton. The bottling plant will be a high-quality addition to its existing brewery, which is widely regarded as a local landmark.”
Carlsberg UK’s expansion is the second scheme to be approved in the Northampton enterprise zone, following the Innovation Centre, which was approved by planners last month.
Construction of the bottling plant is due to start in the spring.
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