en.Wedoany.com Reported - Developer FI Real Estate Management (FIREM) is seeking planning approval for a 100-acre warehouse development near Junction 3 of the M65 motorway at Blackburn, UK. The application will be considered by the Chorley Council Planning Committee next week and has received a recommendation for approval.
In November 2024, FIREM submitted a mixed-use application for its project named Feniscowles, totaling 1.3 million square feet. The plan includes two warehouse units with areas of 533,000 square feet and 752,000 square feet. The warehouse component is submitted as an outline application, while full permission is sought for ancillary works.
According to FIREM estimates, the project is expected to create up to 1,300 jobs and contribute nearly £400 million to the local economy. Although the site is located within the Green Belt, the emerging Central Lancashire Local Plan has identified the M65 corridor in Chorley as an opportunity area to meet future employment needs.
A planning report from Chorley Council states that the project "would clearly contribute to economic growth in Chorley and Blackburn, supporting employment by creating jobs in these developed factories." Planning consultancy for the project is provided by Plan Red, with DMWR Architects handling the design. Wardell Armstrong, HCUK Group, JLL, PGLA, and UES are also members of the project team.
Chorley-based FIREM has already launched another major project locally, the Botany Bay project near Junction 8 of the M61 motorway, a 1 million square foot redevelopment carried out in three phases. In addition to delivering 2.3 million square feet of new factory space in Chorley, the company has accumulated a portfolio of 3.1 million square feet in the Wrexham Industrial Estate. Nationally, FIREM's portfolio now spans 15 million square feet.
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