Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is looking at 19 development projects at its Solihull plant on Lode Lane as the manufacturer continues to invest in electric vehicle production.

Early stage plans submitted to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) state the proposals form part of JLR's Reimagine strategy.

The proposals include demolishing existing buildings, constructing a new paint shop and vehicle storage facilities, extending logistics buildings and providing new offices. Plans also include multi-storey car parks and a new internal road to separate staff and delivery traffic.

Other projects include temporary construction facilities, changes to the location of production vehicles and staff parking, new vehicle testing buildings and improvements to the Land Rover Sports and Social Club.

The plans said: "JLR has made significant investment over recent years in electric vehicle manufacturing in line with its Reimagine strategy.

"As part of the Reimagine strategy, JLR will produce a pure electric model for each of its brands by 2030, supporting its wider aim to be carbon net zero across its supply chains, products and operations by 2039."

The plans state: "The Solihull plant will play a key role in achieving these ambitions and has already seen the internal reconfiguration and adaptation within existing buildings, producing electric vehicles and their component parts, alongside the continued production of traditional combustion engines and hybrid models."

They added: "The move towards electrifying all JLR brands along with the parallel production of combustion and hybrid models brings challenges within the existing plant.

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"As a result, areas of the plant need to modernise, expand and be reconfigured."

Full planning applications are yet to be submitted for the proposed developments, with the exception of the Land Rover Sports and Social club scheme, which is already the subject of a live application.

JLR has however asked SMBC whether an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is needed for the various projects.

The council has confirmed an EIA will not be required, as the developments are "unlikely to have significant environmental impacts."

Click here to find out more on the SMBC planning website.