Object

Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission

Representation ID: 7002

Received: 17/11/2017

Respondent: Ullesthorpe Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

* no evidence to support this point
* 81% of existing workforce commutes from outside Harborough District postcodes
* 9689 extra jobs to be generated however in whole district there were only 1400 registered unemployed from July 16 to June 17
* unemployment in the District below East Midland and National average
* workforce would have to commute from outside the District
* public transport is inadequate
* impact on congestion and pollution
* local villages used as rat-runs

Full text:

There is no evidence to support this point. 81% of the existing Magna Park workforce commute from outside Harborough District postcodes. The Magna Park Growth Sensitivity Survey concludes the allocation of 700,00 sq. m. of extra warehousing would generate 9689 extra jobs. In the whole of the Harborough District there were only 1400 people registered as unemployed from July 2016 - June 2017 (Nomis Official Labour Market Statistics). Unemployment in the Harborough District for this period was 3% well below 4.3% for the East Midlands and 4.6% nationally. The majority of the workforce required would have to commute from outside the district. Public transport in the area is inadequate and anyone commuting into the area would most likely have to use a private vehicle. This will impact on congestion and pollution, particularly in the surrounding villages who are already used as 'rat-runs' around the clock due to shift patterns.