Leicestershire MPs Alberto Costa and Dr Luke Evans MP hosted a meeting with the Planning Inspectorate, local councillors, and stakeholders to discuss the planning process for the proposed Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI).
Alberto and Dr Evans, MP for Bosworth, organised the meeting with representatives from the Planning Inspectorate, local Councillors, Parish Councillors and representatives from local action groups to receive a briefing on the process for the planned Rail Freight Interchange which is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) and will be decided at a local level.
Alberto recently raised serious concerns about the plans for the Rail Hub in the House of Commons with the Deputy Prime Minister, citing the 440-acre proposal’s environment impact, its potential to overburden infrastructure and the effect it may have for passengers using Narborough Railway Station. The MP also asked for the Deputy Prime Minister’s assurances that the planning process will be robust and fair and that residents will be listened to.
Alberto's question to the Deputy Prime Minister comes following his recent survey sent to almost 6,000 households across ten villages closest to the planned HNRFI site, located south of the village of Elmesthorpe.
The MP has previously led debates in the House of Commons on the plans for the Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI) and has joined with Dr Luke Evans, MP for Bosworth, in recently meeting with the Rail Minister to discuss the Government policy about the placement of new Rail Freight Interchanges.
Alberto said, “Alongside my Parliamentary colleague and constituency neighbour, Dr Luke Evans MP, I was very pleased to organise a recent meeting between the Planning Inspectorate, local councillors, and representatives of local community groups to discuss the planning process for the proposed Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI). The Rail Hub planned for my constituency is a source of huge concern for my constituents, and many of Dr Luke’s in Bosworth, and therefore it is particularly important that local councillors and stakeholders have all the information and guidance they need to have a meaningful say in the planning process."
Alberto is pictured speaking during the recent virtual meeting with the Planning Inspectorate.
