Representation by Burbage Heritage Group (Burbage Heritage Group)
- Date submitted
- 10 June 2023
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Following a survey of the 64 members of Burbage Heritage Group, all responses to the survey have objected to this development. The reasons for objection are outlined below: 1. The RFI is not needed here; there are plenty of massive freight depots in the Midlands area and existing or approved rail freight interchanges already. Rail freight interchanges – existing, under development or proposed at West Midlands Interchange Freight depots: (A5 Corridor, Magna Park, Hinckley Parks, Rugby, Daventry, Tamworth, etc.) M6 J12 SRFI, Cannock RFI, Burton on Trent RFI, Castle Donington EDMC RFI, East Midlands Gateway SRFI, Hams Hall SRFI, Birch Coppice SRFI, DIRFT Rugby, Rail Central & Northampton Gateway SRFI, etc.) 2. Although it would take many truck journeys off long distance routes, it would add many many more to the local road network, including the workers traffic causing delays and congestion to commuter routes to Leicester, Coventry and Birmingham and the A5 corridor. 3. We have an excess of lorries shaking our conservation area foundations at the moment without more using the centre of Burbage as a cut through from the A5, e.g. DPD, Amazon, etc. and also as a diversion route from the A5 and M69. If this development was to go ahead weight restrictions throughout Burbage Village would be necessary. 4. It would add to the already strained housing situation whereby local young people cannot afford to buy homes. 5. The increase in population required to service the development will impact local infrastructure, Doctors, School, Dentist, Hospitals and other public services that are already unable to meet demand. 6. It would infringe and cause immeasurable damage to the adjacent Burbage Common and Woods, an SSSI and registered park and garden, damage which could never be recovered. 7. The reduction in air quality and increase in noise generated would impact and become detrimental to the health of residents and visitors to the area. 8. The frequent “A5 Bridge Lorry Collisions” will increase further delaying both road traffic and rail freight. 9. The Tritax Symmetry public consultation did not fully inform on the effects the development would make to the Burbage area.