A TRAINING centre for a national house building organisation could be built on land in Lichfield.
The National House Building Council (NHBC), which provides warranty and insurance for new build homes, is hoping to create the facility on land off Watery Lane.
It is expected to be on the land for a decade before making way for a new care home as part of a wider development of 750 homes and community facilities in the area.
A planning statement said:
“The site itself was proposed as a care home/village that will be implemented in approximately ten years. However, an opportunity has arisen in the interim to provide an NHBC Training facility within the care home land.
“This proposed development seeks full planning permission for the site to create a temporary construction industry Training Hub, including the siting on the land of portacabins and storage containers, the erection of poly-tunnel canopies and the provision of access, parking and supporting infrastructure.
“The hub will be a temporary ancillary facility supporting the expansion of the area and therefore expected to exist for around ten years. The site does not involve large permanent structures which allows the site to easily return to its original or future use once the expansion of the area draws to an end.”
The facility would also include 35 car parking spaces and three EV charging bays, with around 50 apprentices expected to be using the centre at any one time.
The planning statement added:
“The public benefits of the proposed development include addressing the skills shortages currently hampering the development of new housing in the local area, delivering training solutions to the wider workforce which drive up quality workmanship, and providing new training to support up to 200 apprentices per annum which will help to provide well-paid and stable employment opportunities.”
Full details can be seen on Lichfield District Council’s planning website.
