Plans approved for Pets at Home distribution centre

Plans have been unanimously approved for a new state-of-the-art national storage and distribution centre in Staffordshire on behalf of Pets at Home.

Stoford Developments will deliver a purpose-built warehouse unit on a 52-acre site at Stafford North Business Park, close to Jct 14 of the M6.

The development will deliver a gross internal floor area of 670,000 sq ft, and also offers an additional 100,000 sq ft of expansion land available if required.

Pets at Home has signed a 20-year conditional agreement for lease on the development, which is expected to employ more than 800 people and will open in 2022.

Stoford joint MD Dan Gallagher said: “We’re very pleased to have received unanimous approval for the development of this exciting scheme. We have worked closely with Pets at Home to deliver a modern, first-class design that has the potential to become one of Staffordshire’s key employment sites. 

“This development will bring £120m of investment into the borough and will make a valuable contribution in sustaining jobs in the region.”