New consultation on plans for huge Hinckley rail freight hub

A decision on whether it will be built is expected in 2024.

The HNRFI would include nine warehouses and a rail terminal able to handle up to 16 trains a day.

There would also be a new road access to the M69 motorway and a lorry park.

Tritax said the interchange would create more than 8,000 jobs, deliver more than £70m of infrastructure improvements in the area, and cut lorry journeys on the roads by 300,000 annually.

The interchance would sit largely within Blaby District Council and Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council's boundaries and both authorities have warned it will swallow up a huge area of green space.

They have also said they believe nearby roads will be unable to cope with lorry traffic using the hub.

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