The list below is a record of advice the Planning Inspectorate has provided in respect of the Planning Act 2008 process.
There is a statutory duty under section 51 of the Planning Act 2008 to record the advice that is given in relation to an application or a potential application and to make this publicly available. Advice we have provided is recorded below together with the name of the person or organisation who asked for the advice and the project it relates to. The privacy of any other personal information will be protected in accordance with our Information Charter which you should view before sending information to the Planning Inspectorate.
Note that after a project page has been created for a particular application, any advice provided that relates to it will also be published under the ‘s51 advice’ tab on the relevant project page.
Advice given between between 1 October 2009 and 14 April 2015 has been archived. View the archived advice.
Rail Central (Strategic Rail Freight Interchange)
Enquiry
I am interested in having a much better understanding the road safety implications of two major projects under consideration:-
Rail Central (Strategic Rail Freight Interchange)
Ashfield Land Limited Pre Application
Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange
Roxhill Developments Limited Pre Application
I want to see any information you have regarding:-
• Projected increases in traffic density on the local roads M1 A508, A45, A43, A5 and all the Rat Runs trough the local villages such as Stoke Bruerne, Shutlanger, Blisworth, Whittlebury etc.
• Increase in Dark Hours HGV (24 Hour Operation).
• Road Traffic Accident assessment due to the increased traffic density, increase HGV volume and HGV night operations.
• Increased delay times at the well known rush hour blackspots such as J15 and J15A
• Contingency plans for traffic diversion when say the M1 or A45 is closed due to RTA
• Anything else you think may be of interest.
Thank you.
Advice given
Both the Rail Central and Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange projects are currently in the Pre-Application stage of the planning process for nationally significant infrastructure projects under the Planning Act 2008 (as amended) (PA2008). During this stage the developer is responsible for all information submitted, and we advise you to contact them directly in the first instance.
The contact information for both projects is as follows:
Rail Central (Strategic Rail Freight Interchange): Point of Contact: Ben Copithorne, 0207 6367366, Website: attachment 1
Northampton Gateway Rail Freight Interchange:
Email: [email protected],
Tel: 01788 538 440
Postal Address: Northampton Gateway SRFI, P O Box 10570, Nottingham, NG2 9RG
Online contact form: attachment 2
I have also attached our Advice Note 8: Overview of the nationally significant infrastructure planning process for members of the public, which I hope you will find helpful.
