Storrington-based Tesla Engineering (www.tesla.co.uk), which manufactures electromagnets for particle accelerators and gradient coils for MRI scanners, has submitted a planning application to Horsham District Council for two new buildings at its existing facility.

The application says: “There are imperative reasons why the proposed development needs to be located adjacent to Tesla’s existing facilities.

“In the absence of the proposed development, Tesla would reluctantly be forced to locate the entire business outside of the district or the UK, resulting in the loss of an opportunity to create 100 new jobs, plus the loss of 298 existing jobs and associated economic benefits in the Horsham district.”