Green light for 106,000 sq ft warehouse and lorry park

A 106,000 sq ft industrial and distribution space at Coventry’s Lyons Park, which aims to meet rising e-commerce demand, has been given approval.

Goodman’s Lyons 106 facility will also include a lorry park with 173 spaces.

The scheme will create new employment space for around 200 jobs.

Planning for Lyons 106 builds on Goodman’s success at Lyons Park, having already delivered 800,000 sq ft of industrial and logistics space, including a 464,000 sq ft distribution facility for Amazon and a 135,000 sq ft space for Jaguar Land Rover.

Nigel Dolan, development director at Goodman UK, said: “Goodman’s investment in Lyons Park aligns with our global strategy to provide retail, e-commerce and third-party logistics customers with easy access to consumers, allowing them to service areas with the highest levels of delivery demand.

“Coventry is a rich industrial and distribution destination with numerous benefits beyond its connectivity, such as a vibrant employment market.”

Goodman will start on site at Lyons 106 this summer, with the facility available for occupation from January 2022.

Agents marketing the scheme are Avison Young, CBRE and Knight Frank.