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Alexander rejects proposal for £750m freight rail hub in Leicestershire

Derniz Huseyin
21 March 2025
The Tritax hub proposal included a 2km link road including a rail bridge and new off and on slip roads
The Tritax hub proposal included a 2km link road including a rail bridge and new off and on slip roads
 

Plans for a £750m freight rail hub in Leicestershire have been rejected by the Government due to concerns over traffic congestion and pedestrian safety.

Developer Tritax Symmetry had submitted proposals for a rail freight interchange and distribution hub between the Leicester-to-Hinckley railway to the north-west, and the M69 motorway to the south-east.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander refused planning permission on the grounds that potential negative impacts outweighed expected...

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