Plans for a massive new business hub in a busy retail park just outside the city have been given the green light.

The warehouse space would be located on the north eastern side of Longwater Retail Park and would be nearly 10,000 square metres in size. 

It would be split into three units and rented to local businesses to "generate employment" in the area, according to the developer. 

The site in Longwater where the project is approved forThe site in Longwater where the project is approved for (Image: Google) The build is being put forward on behalf of Longwater Gravel Company Ltd which owns a 12-acre site in William Frost Way where the units would be located. 

In 2021, the company applied for permission to put up a storage building on the same plot of land which was approved later that year, but it was never constructed. 

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The three units will make up a single-storey steel-framed building painted in green and grey. Each unit is proposed to have a roller shutter door, two side doors and a window on the south side.

The building will be painted green and greyThe building will be painted green and grey (Image: South Norfolk Council) The overall floor space of the building will be 9,300 square feet, providing 3,100 square feet per unit. 

A total of 20 parking spaces would occupy a space at the front and paths along William Frost Way would allow access for pedestrians. 

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Despite the growing strain on roads in and around Longwater Retail Park, which also serves the nearby Queen's Hills estate, Norfolk County Council highways officers raised no objections to the development because William Frost Way is a private road.

Internally, the building will be split into three equally-sized unitsInternally, the building will be split into three equally-sized units (Image: South Norfolk Council) In the Greater Norwich Local Plan, Costessey is identified as a fringe parish with one of the largest populations in the South Norfolk district.

Between 2018 and 2022, 581 new homes were built in Costessey, increasing demand on services and employment in the area.

South Norfolk Council approved the proposal with conditions and work can now begin. 

The project has been given the green light and can begin immediately The project has been given the green light and can begin immediately (Image: Google/South Norfolk Council)