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Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange

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  • Mr Brian Tristam

    This development is unnecessary as the local Midlands area is already well served with rail freight hubs and it is not part of any national strategy. The size of the development will have a... Read more

  • Neil Smith

    The proposed development will significantly increase traffic and congestion upon the roads around Hinckley which already struggle with peak load. In particular, the increased traffic on the A47... Read more

  • Robert Thomas

    I am against this application. I fail to see the need for such a scheme in this location, because; 1. There are at least 2 similar facilities with 25 miles, 1 at DIRFT rail freight terminal, off... Read more

  • Simon Hurley-Smith

    Is it really necessary or is it just a big project for ego purposes ?

  • Alison Ford

    I write to lodge my opposition to the Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI). My ‘consultation response’ covers: Environmental Impact, Highways and Rail Networks, Actual vs Perceived Need,... Read more

  • Anthony David Harding

    I’m all for progress but convince me that this will not be a devaluation of every thing around it, from the environments to peoples living conditions

  • Brian Tristam

    This development is unnecessary because the area is already well covered with rail freight depots. It is a random development not fitting into a national strategy. It will substantially adversely... Read more

  • Chris klenk

    This project is in my opinion in totally the wrong location, IT WILL BRING LIGHT POLLUTION,TRAFIC CHACOS TO THE AREA , NOISE POLLUTION , THE VISUAL IMPACT WILL BE INCONCEIVABLE , THE ROAD NETWORK CAN... Read more

  • Chris M Allen

    If this reduces the number of lorries travelling long distances then this must be beneficial to the environment over the long term.

  • JEAN MARGARET BRYANT

    The complete devastation of the area surrounding the Burbage Common. The Common is an important area to locals and is used by people all day every day. Wildlife will be gone never to come back which... Read more

  • Jeffrey Badland

    Although I am personally disappointed that the proposal is in close proximity to where I live, I am broadly supportive of efforts to move freight from road onto rail due to the myriad environmental... Read more

  • Jonathan Paul musson

    With the local area already loosing so much of its green space I don't think we can afford to loose more of it. The road system in the local area is already carnage with somedays it taking over 45... Read more

  • Mr Terry Lightfoot

    Pollution from increased road and rail traffic( the railway has not been electrified). Light pollution. The A5 cannot cope with existing traffic due to the large warehouse facilities between... Read more

  • Peter Jones

    Details of Motorway junction

  • Rachel Wareham

    I disagree with this development as we have one around 9 miles away already! Why do we need so many. It is too close to the town and local nature reserve and will destroy our peaceful town This will... Read more

  • Anne Hackett

    The area around Hinckley is already congested with heavy goods vehicles. The country side around Hinckley has been covered in industrial storage warehouses-enough is enough.

  • Anthony Richard Green

    A further rail freight interchange (RFI) cannot be justified in this area; there are already five RFIs with a 25 mile radius of Hinckley. In addition the vast Magna Park complex can be served by... Read more

  • Emma Smart

    The proposed development will have an long lasting detrimental impact on such a large area of natural space surrounding Hinckley. Burbage Common and adjacent land is a haven for wildlife and enjoyed... Read more

  • Graham Friston

    So many detrimental factors that this development would cause to the area. Firstly an area of natural beauty (that I have used for over 50 years) will be destroyed or changed beyond recognition.... Read more

  • Mrs Brenda Ann Grant

    We will be Losing our rural village, we do not need to have more warehouses in this relatively small area. This area is actually larger than the initial site of magma park which is now massive. Then... Read more

  • Paula O’Reilly

    As a resident of a local village that will be massively adversely impacted by this unnecessary project, I strongly object on the following grounds. 1 - It is not needed! There are other rail freight... Read more

  • Richard Allen

    The proposed development will have a catastrophic effect on the local environment and infrastructure. The applicant has been reticent to provide base traffic data to the County Council to allow formal... Read more

  • Andrew David Lee

    The main issues I have with project is on a number of levels. Firstly, it is not required in this area as there is already Daventry (DIRFT) and East Midlands Gateway in the near surrounding region, as... Read more

  • Bob Gibson

    Object to the project on the grounds of lack of necessity, location , disruption to the local area during construction and after.

  • Christina James

    Main issues and impacts:- 1. Impact on the environment. Burbage Common is a public space that is used by residents in the Hinckley and Burbage area and further afield. It is a home to much wildlife... Read more

  • Christopher David Cook

    This will have a major impact on the A5 which is an extremely busy trunk road supporting heavy goods throughout day and night. I have seen no evidence at all that the proposals include any money to... Read more

  • Jan Kirby

    Impact to our local highways, increase in traffic , increase in air, noise and light pollution, increased flooding problems on adjacent Burbage common. Infrastructure impact Environment impact... Read more

  • Jane M Humphries JP

    Firstly, the question of necessity for the project at all - there are numerous similar depots within a small radius and an enormous facility at DIRFT just 16 miles away. Secondly, the enormity of the... Read more

  • Lilias Anne Turner

    I feel I must object hugely to this proposed facility being built by Tritax Symmetry. Traffic on all roads in the area has already reached over capacity. There are already rush hour queues and... Read more

  • Loughborough east community association (Loughborough east community association)

    The main issues to be considered are as follows: a full and comprehensive environmental impact has not been completed. The overall carbon emissions of the project and lifetime carbon assessment have... Read more

  • Lydia Norton

    This would completely ruin the area. The area around burbage common and woods is lovely and a large infrastructure like that would completely ruin the area as already mentioned. People enjoy going to... Read more

  • malcolm wood

    Hinckley bypass has to many cars/lorrys already in this built up area.I live next to the road which will inpact on our lives and make the air quality even worse.Has anyone even looked into this?.The... Read more

  • Mary-Ann Pendlebury

    Building this enormous structure right next to an ancient woodland that appears in the Doomsday book is appalling. The traffic movements per day alone will impact on this precious site, changing it... Read more

  • Michael Heinzerling

    Killing the natural beauty of a local nature reserve

  • Mr Stephen Turner

    I do not agree with the need for this site for the following reasons. There is adequate capacity at other sites within 60 miles, these facilities are not running at full capacity and it would be far... Read more

  • Norman Hood

    I am concerned of the possibility of structural damage to my property due to the impact of increased rail freight traffic (up to 16 extra trains per day) causing increased and heavy vibration effects... Read more

  • Richard Luckett

    Increased traffic and noise though the surrounding villages. This development will have a detrimental impact on the quality of life aof residents of all the surrounding villages with regard to noise... Read more

  • Alan David Hedger

    I am fully in favour of this project. This community is desperately in need of the investment and increased level of rates that this project will provide: Everyone here seems to be objecting, but they... Read more

  • Anna Borley-Russell

    This project will have a major impact on the day to day life of local residents. I am commenting as a resident of Burbage who uses Burbage common daily for the purpose of walking my dogs and... Read more

  • Anne Mawson

    I wish to object to the proposals for the following reasons. 1. Traffic congestion . Whilst this may remove lorries from some roads elsewhere in the country, the trains coming into the terminal will... Read more

  • Christine Dennington

    I live near the proposed sight and want to see it go ahead.

  • Christopher Kenneth Page Hailstone

    I object to the development on environmental grounds and also why is the project requiredwhen there is so much of this type of development in the local area.

  • David Attenborough

    The effect of an area of natural beauty. The effect of increased traffic in the locality from work peoples' cars. The effect of increased HGV traffic. No details of relative infrastructure. No... Read more

  • David Knight

    The development will destroy Woodhouse Farm, which was built in about 1710 and is of local historical importance since it was the home of the Fowke family and housed a well-known museum in the... Read more

  • Douglas Ward

    I am strongly opposed to the Hinckley warehousing development. There are a large number of vast warehouse complexes in the midlands and other rail-freight interchanges nearby. There is no need... Read more

  • Earl Shilton Neighbourhood Watch (Earl Shilton Neighbourhood Watch)

    Severely impact on, and destroy, Burbage Common: an area of natural beauty, full of wildlife and natural habitats, widely used by members of the public from local, and wider, area. Local road... Read more

  • fiona Michelle Watmore

    The main issue will be traffic volumes seeking to get to the developement. The hamlet I live in is not far from the A5. Traffic accessing from the M42 via the A5 will be increase the already busy road... Read more

  • Gail Carter

    This whole project will impact the whole local areas including small villages. We do not need any more traffic running through our already busy roads which are not looked after fully now let alone... Read more

  • George James Doody

    The location for this proposal is 18 miles from Daventry International RailFreight Hub

  • James Peter Cannam

    Hello, I would like to register my support for this project. After having seen the plans on this submission, and submissions prior, I believe that this plan has serious merit for several reasons. 1)... Read more