Plans to build a major new industrial site near Jaguar Land Rover's Gaydon base have been revealed.

Construction firm Deeley Group has put forward a scheme to turn 11 hectares of farmland into a distribution centre.

The application to Stratford-on-Avon District Council is currently asking whether an environmental impact assessment is necessary, before a detailed proposal is put forward.

However, the plans state the scheme at Swallowfields Farm, on Banbury Road, would include offices, car parking, service yards and boundary landscaping.

"Deeley Group has recently secured an option to acquire the site and is in the early stages of preparing a planning application to bring it forward for employment development," the application said.

It added: "The proposed development will also result in some very positive effects. 

"During construction this will arise through job creation and capital investment, with further jobs being created during the operational stage and for the life of the development. 

"In addition to this, the proposals seek to deliver a net gain in biodiversity of new habitats."

See the full plans here.

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