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Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange

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  • Jason Mann

    This will destroy our local green space, increase both noise and traffic pollution. There are other options for freight in either direction. No one who lives locally wants this. We have continual... Read more

  • Jill Elizabeth Prior

    I believe by granting this Rail Freight Interchange in Hinckley will have a major impact on the wild life within the area, increase traffic and pollution in the area and is totally unnecessary. There... Read more

  • Joan Miller

    Concern about the irreversible damage to physical, mental and financial health the surrounding community may suffer as a result of the development.

  • John Edward Poole

    I feel this development will be beneficial to the local community and the wider community in a number of ways.

  • John Graham Mearns

    - Loss of green space and wildlife - We already have major transit hubs (DPD x2) off the A5 and warehousing built on previous green belt land (High volume of trucks (and polution) daily. - Daventry... Read more

  • Julie Benford

    I believe this proposal is going to have a detrimental affect on the local area. The M69 only has one slip way to Coventry and the M6. All the freight passing through Hinckley and the surrounding area... Read more

  • Kenneth Steven McGunigle

    The choice to use land on the outskirts of Burbage for this behemoth of warehouses will have an enormous and detrimental impact on the local wildlife and communities. Burbage woods is a unique place... Read more

  • Laura Read

    I wish to register so that I can object to the proposals. I question the need for the HNRFI in this particular area, where already there are a great number of warehouses across Leicestershire and... Read more

  • Martin Broom

    Please do not approve this plan. This will have a crippling effect on the local environment, ecologically and aesthetically. Look at what there is now and how it serves nature and the community and... Read more

  • Michael Grewcock

    The location of the site appears to have been selected as it is within very close proximity to the extant rail network and a junction of the M69. The extant rail network does not have the capacity to... Read more

  • Michael Payne

    This project is just more warehousing by stealth.

  • Nancy Bowers

    Traffic and road construction already a issue in the area.

  • Patricia Anne Attenborough

    I consider the impact on the countryside and environment will be catastrophic in terms of the loss of green space and proximity to Burbage Common; also the massive increase in heavy goods vehicles and... Read more

  • Paul kenney

    I strongly oppose this project both on a community level and a personal one. The increased volume of traffic on the road system will be far too much for the already overwhelmed infrastructure due to... Read more

  • Phillip Gee

    We live in an area already overwhelmed with warehousing, Magna Park and Dirft are a stone's throw from here and another huge Amazon and DPD hub has shot up in th past 2 years. This new development... Read more

  • RBL

    Site is not close to the market place it's intended for.

  • Richard Miller

    All aspects of pollution: air, light, noise, with inadequate mitigation Inadequate road infrastructure Loss of leisure facilities Demise of the way of life of the local community

  • Robert Combellack

    I live close to the proposed development I consider the proposed development to be beneficial particularly in relation to the employment opportunities which will be created. Additionally, opening up... Read more

  • Robert Toone

    This proposal would be devastating to the Hinckley area as it is planned to be built on existing green areas as well as having an enormous impact on the already over congested road network. Any... Read more

  • Roderick Alan Neale

    This is more land been taken to build warehouses which we don't need more traffic if we keep building like this where are we growing our food

  • Simon Clark

    The point I would like to make is that adding a rail connection to the recently huge expansion at Magna Park, just down the A5 trunk road, would have huge benefits for the local roads and people who... Read more

  • Simon West

    I am broadly in favour of this development as long as the appropriate infrastructure is also put in place including rail links without level crossings, access to M69 without need to go through... Read more

  • Stephen James

    Environmental damage to an area of outstanding natural beauty and which is a much loved and used public space. The huge increase in traffic flow by predominantly hgv's in an area that is already not... Read more

  • Stephen John Cooper

    I am retired but still Chartered Civil Engineer whose main professional disciplines have been urban highway maintenance and sewerage. I am a railway enthusiast and used to travel between Alton,... Read more

  • Stephen Kay

    I am very concerned about the impact on roads in the area. Leicester Road Sharnford and onto Smockington Hollow junction onto the A5 have become busier each year we have lived in Sharnford. I am very... Read more

  • Tiffany Moore

    The location of the site appears to have been selected as it is within very close proximity to the extant rail network and a junction of the M69. The extant rail network does not have the capacity to... Read more

  • Wilkinson Paul

    If it gives access to and from the M69 to relieve traffic flow in Burbage then I think it is a great idea

  • Adam Clarson

    Whilst understanding the potential benefits to the local economy and employment of the proposed project, it is being proposed in a completely unsuitable location which already suffers from poor... Read more

  • Alan David Hemsley

    I STRONGLY object to this development as it majorly impacts on the countryside around Burbage area, which is already subjected to massive house building and destruction of our local environment... Read more

  • Alison Cooper

    Landscape destroyed. Wildlife destroyed. There’s already been thousands of developments in the surrounding area. The A5 are still building towards Hinckley roundabout. Thousands of houses have been... Read more

  • Andrew Eburne

    Hinckley had a thriving hosiery industry and with that the town centre was in a far better condition than what it is today. Logistics can fill the gap that hosiery has left so this development should... Read more

  • Andrew Egginton

    Daventry is under-used as per report, freight moved down 9% lowest since records began, Freight Lifted down 17% as per October to December report 2022 compared to a year earlier, it's Obvious Daventry... Read more

  • Andrew Glyn Wright

    Burbage common is a special place that is enjoyed by 100's of people including myself. The common, woods and footpaths around it shouldn't be effected by any form of development, this would really be... Read more

  • Andrew Logie

    I fully support this application. This part of Leicestershire needs jobs and good career development opportunities for young people and safe, secure housing. My only request is that walking and... Read more

  • Andrew Stuart Garratt

    1. I presume all vehicles whether Train or Lorries will be Electric as the Emissions from this transport will be at an unacceptable level if the Hub is to go ahead. 2. I presume no green belt land... Read more

  • Anthony Allan Coslett

    Industrial development around Hinckley and neighbouring villages and communities is growing exponentially alongside housing construction on greenfield and brownfield sites. The environmental impact... Read more

  • Avril Hollowell

    Huge issues to our environment, close to our Burbage common where we enjoy peace and tranquility outdoors. Surely this will impact our wildlife too and create noise, diesel fumes and presuming an... Read more

  • Carl Richard Palmer

    I think this will impact on the local community, Wildlife, House prices, roads will be more dangerous with lorries going through the village causing noise and air pollution let alone children crossing... Read more

  • Charlotte Dickerson

    As a local resident I am extremely concerned about the impact this development will have on the immediate area in terms of traffic and environmental impact and consequential impact on the local... Read more

  • Christina Thompson

    I strongly object to this project. The local infrastructure is already over subscribed and very little consideration has been given by this project to address these issues. The Interchange will bring... Read more

  • Christopher wood

    I do not believe this is the right location for such a development.We already have massive expansion of industrial estates and housing in and around the local area.All of these developments are... Read more

  • Clare Eaton

    My main concern is that this huge development abuts a popular and well used local beauty spot, containing meadows, woodlands, streams and common land. It is currently a quiet and peaceful place, full... Read more

  • Cllr. Maggie Wright

    Highways Infrastructure inadequate. Negative impact on Environment. Pollution and Air Quality generated. By pass needed to eliminate traffic through Fosse Villages. Inadequate traffic management plan.... Read more

  • Cyril Fennell

    The development is unnecessary. Significant issues:- loss of farmland, increase of heavy duty traffic, loss of pasture, hedges, natural habitat resulting in impact to wildlife. There is extensive... Read more

  • David Baxendale

    I hold a Masters degree MSc) with distinction in Environmental Management. I am concerned about the accuracy and validity of the road traffic impact assessment of this proposal. I would like to... Read more

  • David Leslie

    It is my opinion that the road plan is not suitable and a thoroughfare through the Common will destroy the SSSI and environment. The proposed quantity of traffic will adversely impact upon the... Read more

  • David Michael Seller

    I am against the hub being built, we already have big congestion problems on Sapcote road leading into Burbage this will only get much worse. The proposed development is on the edge of Burbage common... Read more

  • David Rogers

    The proposed construction of a national rail freight interchange near our community will have significant negative impacts on the local environment, health, and quality of life for residents. The... Read more

  • Dawn Kidd

    I oppose the development for numerous reasons including but not limited to noise & light pollution; destruction of Greenland and wildlife; risk of flooding; increased and dangerous traffic on already... Read more

  • DEBORAH LOUISE EGGINTON

    Completely against. Impact to residents noise traffic etc, roads not built for such traffic in the area, increase to population in Hinckley where we already can’t get a dentist or a GP appointment,... Read more