Representation by Sharnford Parish Council (Sharnford Parish Council)
- Date submitted
- 19 June 2023
- Submitted by
- Parish councils
Sharnford is a small village around 3 miles away from the HNRFI project. The village already experiences heavy traffic, due to its proximity to the A5, Magna Park at Lutterworth and the new DPD facility. The interchange will increase the amount of traffic in the area, not to mention the effect it will have on the environment! This national infrastructure project will never use the proposed rail link due to the major constraints at Narborough Railway level crossing. The rail aspect is being used to circumvent normal local authority planning processes.The project is a method of constructing major warehousing in the countryside with all traffic travelling by road. Currently Sharnford, a small village adjacent to the major trunk road A5, has seen an increase in HGV traffic of over 500 thousand vehicle movements per year due to existing expansion of local warehousing developments. It is envisaged that the HNRFI will see all traffic through Sharnford double to over 7 million vehicle movements on the already overburdened B road, causing major increases in pollution.