Rail freight application submitted

from Leicestershire Builder March 2023

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DEVELOPERS Tritax Symmetry (Hinckley)

Limited have submitted their application for the Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI) to the Planning Inspectorate.

The Planning Inspectorate have until 6th March to decide whether to accept the application. If the application is accepted, the Planning Inspectorate will begin assessing the developer’s plans. During this period, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council has 14 days to respond to the Planning Inspectorate consultation on whether it believes the developer’s consultation on the plans leading up to the submission was adequate.

If the Planning Inspectorate accept that the application can proceed to Examination, there will then be an opportunity for the public to get involved during an expected six-month-long examination phase, including public hearings, which should take place later this year; a decision is expected by the middle of next year.

The scheme, earmarked for 440 acres of land between the M69 and the Leicester to Birmingham railway line, is to the north-east of Hinckley - partially within the Hinckley and Bosworth Borough with the majority situated within the Blaby District – and would be based close to Junction 2 of the M69 to the north of Burbage Common.

Half of small builders want targeted immigration to tackle skills crises, says FMB

THE LATEST STATE OF TRADE Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) reveals that 48% of FMB members are in favour of the UK Government introducing plans to attract more skilled labour from abroad to help address the chronic skills gap in construction. 21% opposed changing immigration rules, and 27% neither supported nor opposed them.

With the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) reporting the need for 53,000 additional workers a year to meet construction demand, the FMB is calling for all options to be considered to get Britain building. The FMB survey data also stressed support for any immigration measures to be underpinned by investment in UK-based skills training.

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Up to 268 hectares (equivalent to 662 acres) of land would be used for the construction of a rail terminal for the loading and unloading of freight trains under the proposals, providing 650,000 square metres of floorspace and up to 250,000 square metres of mezzanine space. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, Blaby District Council and Leicestershire County Council are statutory consultees in the process but will not be deciding the application. Due to the size of the proposed development, it is classed as a “Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project” and any decision will be made by the Secretary of State for Transport after the recommendation is made by the Planning Inspectorate following the Examination.

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