Representation by Carlton Parish Council (Carlton Parish Council)
- Date submitted
- 19 May 2023
- Submitted by
- Parish councils
Carlton Parish Council objects to this proposal on the grounds that a) the interchange is not necessary as there are already large SRFIs capable of expansion at East Midlands Airport, DIRFT near Daventry, and Codsall near Wolverhampton. There is also an existing rail freight interchange at Birch Coppice Business Park, and ongoing extensive warehousing development at Bardon Hill; b) the proposal will have an adverse impact on Burbage Common and Woods and an unacceptable enclosing effect on this important historic green space; c) the proposed warehouses, by virtue of their mass and height, will be highly visible and will have an overbearing visual impact on the landscape over an unacceptably wide area; d) the proposal will eliminate a network of public rights of way linked to Burbage Common which provide a range of convenient access routes from the urban area into open countryside to the east of Hinckley; e) the transport infrastructure to the west of the proposal site (the A5 corridor and access to the M42 and M6) is inadequate; f) there do not appear to be any guarantees that the proposed warehouses will be reliant upon, or even use, the rail freight hub. The PC also objects to the proposed closure of footpath/bridleway U52 and wishes to propose an alternative route. The PC requests a condition that at least 75% by volume of the goods imported to or exported from the warehousing on the site shall be carried by rail.