Thumbs-up for design of £355m Jaguar Land Rover factory

Jaguar Land Rover's planned £355 million engine plant in Wolverhampton has been given the thumbs-up by residents, who have described its sprawling design as refreshing, bright and modern.

Detailed plans and artist impressions of the proposed site, which will transform Wolverhampton's i54 business park and create 750 jobs, have gone on display. Bosses want residents to have their say on the proposals before a planning application is submitted to South Staffordshire Council on October 31.

It comes as it emerged today that JLR's director of strategic projects, Julian Hetherington, will brief businesses on how the supply chain will feed the new plant next month. The JLR plans are on display on the second floor of Wolverhampton Civic Centre and the ground floor exhibition area of South Staffordshire Council's headquarters in Codsall.