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Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission

Representation ID: 7366

Received: 03/11/2017

Respondent: Mrs D J Nichol

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

700,000 sq mtrs of new warehousing is excessive. Magna Park has increased traffic flow in the Lutterworth area. Extra huge warehouses likely to lead to excessive traffic congestion on the A5 and M1 junction link.
Expansion would bring more jobs, but there is virtually no unemployment in the area. New jobs are most likely to be filled by people commuting from the Leicester city fringes, which will increase traffic. Some of this space could provide a medium size housing estate, suitable for existing Magna Park workers would then not have to travel across Lutterworth town to commute to work.

Full text:

Magna Park is already a huge complex which has increased traffic flow in the Lutterworth area. The expansion of Magna Park would bring more jobs, but these positions are most likely to be filled by people commuting from the Leicester city fringes, which will increase traffic. There is virtually no unemployment in the Lutterworth area.
Extra huge warehouses will have an adverse effect on the viability of the area. Likely to lead to excessive traffic congestion on the A5 and M1 junction link.
700,000 sq mtrs of new warehousing is excessive and some of this allocated space could be used to provide a medium size housing estate, suitable for existing Magna Park workers, may workers at Magna Park would therefore no have to travel across Lutterworth town to commute to work, if there was a housing estate in this area.

Extra huge warehouses will have an adverse effect on the viability of the area. Likely to lead to excessive traffic congestion on the A5 and M1 junction link.
700,000 sq mtrs of new warehousing is excessive and some of this allocated space could be used to provide a medium size housing estate, suitable for existing Magna Park workers, many workers at Magna Park would therefore not have to travel across Lutterworth town to commute to work if there was a housing estate in this area.