Rolls-Royce is set to demolish an industrial building on its Raynesway campus to allow the site to be redeveloped.
Planning permission to demolish the STAR Micronics building just off the A5111 Raynesway has been granted by Derby City Council.
The site comprises a two-storey warehouse with 24 car parking spaces, a cycle shelter, and an access road.
In the planning statement, Rolls-Royce said the demolition would be undertaken “as soon as possible”, with work expected to take around four weeks.
This comes as STAR Micronics is relocating into a new, larger purpose-built factory on Infinity Park Way to support the company’s growth.
“It also provides a range of environmental benefits compared to our old facility, including investment in renewable energy, more sustainable transport and improved operational efficiency,” a spokesperson said.
The firm’s new building represents a long-term investment from STAR’s parent company in Japan.
STAR is known for supplying machinery used to manufacture parts for products in the medical, automotive, aerospace, hydraulics, electrical, oil and gas industries.
The demolition of the company’s old site will enable the wider redevelopment of the Raynesway site, a project set to create over 1,100 jobs.
Rolls-Royce is currently contracted to provide all the nuclear reactor plants that will power new attack submarines as part of a tri-lateral agreement between Australia, the UK and the US (Aukus).
The company is working to double the size of its submarine site to meet increased demand from the Royal Navy.
Steve Carlier, president at Rolls-Royce Submarines said at the time: “As a proud member of the Nuclear Skills Task Force and an important partner in the Defence Nuclear Enterprise, we welcome news that the UK is going to go even further in its mission to meet the growing demand for nuclear expertise.
“It is an exciting and fascinating time for the industry as both civil and defence organisations collaborate to ensure we all have a strong and sustainable pipeline of talent coming into the world of nuclear.
“Nuclear has the power to protect and help meet the growing demand for clean energy, so news of the UK’s commitment to this unique industry is a sign of its importance.
“From opening our Nuclear Skills Academy, which welcomes 200 apprentices every year for at least the next decade, and our recently announced site expansion work, which is creating over 1,000 new highly-skilled jobs in Derby, to new satellite offices creating jobs in Glasgow and Cardiff, Rolls-Royce is playing a pivotal role in supporting this national endeavour.”
The plant is also set to be connected to a new £46 million multi-storey car park with a new pedestrian footbridge. The bridge, which will cross the adjacent railway line, looks to provide parking for Raynesway workers as well as people using Pride Park business park.
