M6 Junction 13 Employment Proposals

Welcome 

This website provides information on proposals by Indurent for a highly sustainable, modern industrial and logistics development adjacent to Junction 13 of the M6, on land north of Dunston (South Staffordshire Planning Portal Ref: 23/01080/OUTMEI)  

This development will bring wide-ranging socio-economic benefits to the local area, creating over 1000 new jobs and helping to meet industry demand for high-quality employment space. 

Thank you to those who submitted feedback during the consultation period; the responses we received were valuable in helping us shape our final proposals.

Applicant update and latest news 

December 2024 update

We are committed to working closely with stakeholders and the Council to deliver a well-considered, sustainable, industry-leading employment development adjacent to Junction 13 of the M6. To this end, we have submitted additional information to the Council under our existing planning application (Ref: 23/01080/OUTMEI), including:

• A revision to the proposed access junction to minimise the impact on a heritage asset – we’ve moved it just 10m to the north. A copy of our latest plan is available here. 
  
  
• Additional technical documents to supplement and support the Environmental Statement – our updated report/submissions are available here.
  
  
• You can view an updated masterplan image, incorporating the proposed school drop-off area, here. Please note, the detailed design of the drop-off area will not be included within this application. We continue to work closely with the School and to finalise the detail of the drop off area.

The Council will now undertake a formal five-week consultation process on these updates. Our community phone line and email address remain open if residents or stakeholders have questions about our updated plans.

Introducing Indurent

Indurent was formed in 2024 following the integration of St Modwen Logistics and Industrials REIT. As a leading developer and operator of industrial and logistics space across the UK, Indurent manages over 28 million square feet of space, serving more than 2,000 customers.

Our dedicated team and strong values remain unchanged, ensuring the continuity of our commitment to excellence, innovation, and customer service.

We are excited about this new chapter and look forward to continuing our success in the UK logistics sector. For more information, please visit www.indurent.com or contact us directly using the details on our contact (linked) page.

The site and proposals

This site is in South Staffordshire, close to the boundary with Stafford Borough. The village of Dunston lies to the south. The site is bound to the north by the M6, to the west by the Birmingham branch of the West Coast Mainline, and to the east by Junction 13 of the M6 and the A449.

The site is not located in the Green Belt, and benefits from a highly strategic location, with efficient access to the M6 and the wider Strategic Road Network. The site’s location next to the M6 would make it one of the best located employment sites in the region.

Our proposals would deliver approximately 55,750 sqm (600,000 sq ft) of industrial and logistics space, helping to meet increasing industry demand whilst addressing employment land supply constraints within the region.

We submitted a planning application to South Staffordshire District Council in February 2024 – you can access the submitted documents by using the Council’s planning reference, 23/01080/OUTMEI, via their planning portal.

Economic Benefits for South Staffordshire

Our Parks strengthen local economies, bringing much-needed local jobs and economic growth. They also enable companies to stay and grow in their local area.

The development would offer a variety of jobs at differing skill levels, with an increasing proportion of higher-skill roles associated with engineering and technological professions in response to increased automation and robotics in the sector and more advanced supply chain processes. Office-based roles are increasingly co-locating with production and logistics departments as it is convenient to be nearby the operations they control and analyse. Each unit would feature Grade A office space, supporting job opportunities across a range of business support and administrative functions.

This would, in turn, lead to the creation of more than 1,000 jobs in the construction and operational phases. On top of this, analysis indicates that for every ten new on-site jobs created, another 7 to 12 jobs are created offsite across the wider supply chain.

A growing number of our buildings are used as company headquarters and provide a diverse range of jobs.

The development would also bring significant local benefits, including:

• Significant economic boost to the local economy, with Gross Value Added of circa £46.4 million per annum.
  
  

• Total business rates amounting to circa £1.8 million per annum, supporting the delivery of local services.
  
  

• A range of new jobs for local people, including approx. 140 gross construction jobs per annum over the construction period and approx. 880 gross operational jobs (many of which would be in highly skilled areas).
  
  

• Opportunities for young people, such as pupil visit days, work experience placements, apprenticeships, and graduate schemes.
  
  

• Numerous exciting opportunities for collaboration with the local community and St. Leonard’s CofE First School, including the provision of extensive community green space to the south of the site and a potential school drop-off area.
  
  

• Access by public transport to areas of deprivation, providing a range of new job and training opportunities across all skill levels.