A BAKERY firm’s plan to build a factory in Amesbury, which could provide 300 jobs, has received support from town councillors.

Greggs, which has a store in Salisbury’s Old George Mall, has applied for permission to build a factory at Solstice Park – a development the company says is important to its expansion plans in the south west.

At all meeting held on Tuesday Amesbury Town Council decided to support the application as it will bring additional employment to the area.

Greggs stores in Wiltshire and neighbouring counties currently rely on deliveries from Twickenham and Enfield in London, Birmingham and Treforest in south Wales.

The company would like to have up to 250 shops in the region, but would need to ensure shorter delivery times for its fresh produce to achieve this.

The development would mean a fleet of Greggs’ 17ft delivery vans making two daily deliveries to every shop, with a maximum of 202 lorry movements a day into the Solstice Park site.

There would also be lorries delivering raw materials to the factory, mainly on weekdays.

A two-storey office block with changing and restaurant facilities would be attached to the bakery, which would operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

People have until October 21 to register their views with Wiltshire Council planners.