Plans have been submitted by Coventry City Council and Coventry Airport Ltd Application made for 5.7m sq ft site for both battery production and recycling Estimated to add £434m to the local economy each year and create 6,000 jobs If given the green light, it would become the third gigafactory in the UK Britishvolt's plant in Blyth was granted planning permission earlier this month and Nissan has announced its own to be connected to its car plant in Sunderland