Object

Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission

Representation ID: 7064

Received: 17/11/2017

Respondent: SWINFORD Parish Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Representation Summary:

* large SFRI, DIRFT, a few miles southbound along the A5
* no evidence that the Magna Park allocation will not have an adverse impact on further SFRIs
* over-saturation of the area
* no rail freight assets at Magna Park
* NPS strongly support SFRIs
* new SFRI planned around the M69 / A5 junction
* conflicts with paragraph 31 of the NPPF

Full text:

There is a large SFRI site a few miles southbound along the A5, DIRFT. There is no evidence provided that demonstrates the Magna Park allocation will not have an adverse impact on further SRFIs, particularly DIRFT. One of the outstanding applications, 15/01531/OUT (IDI Gazeley), has been objected to by Prologis III at DIRFT on grounds of market saturation risk. It should also be noted that the National Policy Statement for National Networks (NPS) strongly supports SRFIs. There are no rail freight assets at Magna Park, there is a large SFRI very close by and a new one planned around the M69/A5 junction, therefore, the proposed policy conflicts with paragraph 31 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF):