Markfield Road redevelopment plan

THE REDEVELOPMENT plan submitted in 2020 for Unit 2 Midland Distribution Centre on Markfield Road is still failing to satisfy all the requirements of the Borough and County Councils.

The site, remembered locally as Quintos, could have some existing buildings demolished or refurbished. There could also be a new workshop building with ancillary offices and welfare floorspace, parking and a new access.

The County Council had expressed concern about the proposed site access deceleration lane to be added to the A50, but after further consultation acknowledges that the proposed access would offer a betterment in comparison to the existing access to the site, which would be permanently closed, without any intensification of traffic using the site.

There continue to be some concerns over Public Rights of Way, and further information is required about this issue and also the arrangements to be made for surface water drainage. In addition it’s thought that the application does not appear to incorporate sufficient proposals concerning the quality of water to be discharged into the downstream system.

Norman Griffiths