This proposal fails to be legally compliant as it doesn't meet objectively assessed employment needs. There are already empty warehouses at Magna Park that aren't leased, despite 2 outstanding planning applications. There are also empty warehouses on new developments within 10 miles down the A5 and on the edge of Rugby. It is therefore, obvious the claim that there is a glut of employers needing this is blatantly untrue!
Unemployment in Harborough District and Lutterworth are very low and there are existing recruitment issues. This means any employees would come from outside there area, creating traffic congestion, pollution, dangers for the local community with no benefits and damage to the local environment. For these reasons the plan is neither justified nor effective.

It is also not consistent with National Policy as the preference of that is for such sites to have access to rail freight. There are existing sites with such access and another planned on the M69 where such expansion would be more appropriate and where such employment may actually be positive.
The inadequency of the A5 has been recognized (Midlands Connect Strategy 2017-30), with no plans to deal with this. Local road junctions are already dangerous and for residents considered a no-go.

The roundabout between Brookfield Way and the "Bypass" does not have a clear line of sight to the right making this incredibly dangerous. This situation would be dramatically worsened by the expansion. This issue has been raised with Harborough District and the County Council, but nothing has been done.

The added traffic to the M1 would also increase already bad levels of congestion and pollution on roads in Lutterworth due to prevention of traffic flow (Lutterworth already has some of the worse pollution levels in the country for a settlement our size!).

If this plan is allowed to happen the health and safety of local residents will be sacrificed.