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Representation ID: 5581

Received: 30/10/2017

Respondent: Ashby Parva Parish Meeting

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Please see our comments on SS1, the Spatial Strategy, 2c.Strategic storage and distribution;
[The LLEP studies identify a need for additional (i.e. new build) non-rail served warehousing/ distribution space in Leicestershire. The 700,000 sq.m proposed in BE2 'Strategic Distribution' exceed the forecast for the entire LLEP area for 2031 while ignoring consents given by councils in Leicestershire since 2014, which themselves meet the minimum forecast requirements up to 2031, thus contributing to a potential significant over-supply of warehousing/ distribution space and the skewing of the job market towards low-skilled, low-paid jobs, heavy in-commuting]