Plans to expand a major East Yorkshire flower manufacturer have been given the green light.
JZ Flowers, in Newport, previously submitted plans to add a new storage building to its site, to meet growing demand for its products.
The business produces around 12 million flower stems every week, and supplies bouquets to some of the biggest supermarkets in the country.
Its expansion plans were met by some objection, with the owner of a neighbouring solar farm arguing the new storage building would at times block sunlight from the site.
However, JZ’s plans have now been given the go-ahead, as East Riding Council approved the application.
A statement submitted with the plans by JZ said: “The proposed facility will provide a much-needed raw materials storage facility to accommodate increased floral bouquet production in the adjacent buildings.
“The 海角视频 cut flower sector is dominated by supermarket distribution. During the last 11 years supermarkets have grown their share of flower bouquets sold in the 海角视频 at the expense of independent outlets.
“This trend has caused the creation of large pack-houses and businesses focused exclusively on satisfying growing supermarket demand.
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“JZ Flowers, along with its sister company Intergreen, occupies this market segment.”
Alongside the plans for the new storage building, JZ Flowers also submitted an application to extend its operating hours to run seven days per week, 24 hours a day.
The company, which employs 1,500 people at peak times of the year, also wanted to create space for a new lorry park on its site in East Yorkshire.
Those plans were both also approved by East Riding Council at a planning committee meeting held last Thursday.
JZ Flowers’ plans were not without objection.
In March, solar farm owner Tony Roach told Hull Live he feared his business – located next door to JZ – would be damaged if the new storage building was constructed.
He said electricity generated by his solar farm benefits the community around him, as he lodged an objection to the plans submitted by JZ Flowers’ owner Newport Buildings Ltd.
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Mr Roach said: “The solar farm can generate 200KW of power, which not only supplies my own home, but the community as well.
“If that new facility was built at JZ, it would have a hugely negative impact on the farm. The shadow created at certain times of the day would mean I would lose a lot of power generation.
“I have tried to negotiate with them neighbour-to-neighbour, but they are no longer discussing anything with me, so I have lodged a formal objection through the council.”
JZ Flowers are the sole flower supplier to all of Aldi’s national supermarkets, while Intergreen deals exclusively with Tesco.
In the run up to peak times such as Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, flower production at the site increases to 48 million stems.
JZ has now been given approval to build a new storage facility at the site, as well as extend its operating hours.
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