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Report to Inform the Statement of Community Consultation (SOCC) Report to Inform the Statement of Community Consultation (SOCC) Rail Central is a proposed new strategic rail freight interchange in Northamptonshire April 2016 Rail Central Introduction This document is a Report to Inform the Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC) for the Rail Central proposals. It should be read in conjunction with the main SoCC document within which the principal consultation activities and approach is set out. The purpose of this Report to Inform is to provide additional information, background and context. Rail Central: the project Rail Central is a proposed new SRFI that would be developed where the West Coast Main Line meets the Northampton Loop Line. This is a key transport junction in the middle of the UK. Rail Central would connect into the West Coast Main Line house / restaurant, associated access, ground works, and the Northampton Loop Line as well as into the A43 highways, landscaping and other accompanying trunk route within approximately 2 miles of the M1 infrastructure works. motorway with associated improvements likely to be required to Junction 15 and 15A of the M1. Rail Central will support the Government’s agenda for moving more freight on rail and support the strength and It will see the creation of a UK leading logistics and competitiveness of UK business and the UK economy. distribution capability on a site between Milton Malsor and Blisworth in South Northamptonshire. The Government’s policy on SRFIs is set out in the National Planning Statement for National Networks. This states that The Rail Central project is likely to provide up to 743,200 sq there is a compelling need for new rail and road m (8,000,000 sq ft) of storage and distribution space with infrastructure in the UK. Rail Central responds to this need ancillary office accommodation, rail infrastructure (to and would also deliver a number of further benefits to the include new sidings), service depot, HGV facilities, local, regional and national economy. training/innovation centre facilities, hotel and public THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES THIS DEFINITION OF A SRFI: “A Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) is a large multi-purpose rail freight interchange and distribution centre linked into both the rail and trunk road system. It has rail-connected warehousing and container handling facilities and may also include manufacturing and processing activities.” National Planning Statement for National Networks (NPS NN), 2014 Why this location? The National Planning Statement for National 2. Direct connection to the strategic road network – with Networks sets out the Government’s policy Rail Central offering direct access to the A43 dual support for new strategic rail freight carriageway within just two miles of the M1. infrastructure, capability and capacity. 3. Centrality within the UK – the site is in the UK heartland for distribution/logistics with Northampton’s centrality Location is critical to the potential operating capability of within the UK giving it advantages in terms of travel any new SRFI – the ability to act as a multi-modal terminal time/miles to connect to end user markets. shifting goods from road to rail underpins the operating case for SRFI. In addition to the key transport infrastructure and site location which make this site suitable for SRFI use, the site The proposed location for Rail Central combines three of also benefits from a number of other attributes including the most important factors for SRFI operations: its topography (it is generally flat and provides a suitable footprint for the uses and form of development 1. Direct connections to the national rail network – with proposed). Rail Central offering connections to both the West Coast Main Line and the Northampton Loop Line. 2 Report to Inform the Statement of Community Consultation (SOCC) Ashfield Land Ashfield Land is a UK commercial property company with a strong track record of delivering successful projects and developments. With more than 25 years’ experience, Ashfield Land has Ashfield Land is the promoter for Rail Central and will submit demonstrated its capability in bringing forward successful the Development Consent Order (DCO) application investment, development and regeneration projects. following a pre-application consultation process and preparation of the DCO application documents. The legislative framework Rail Central will comprise a Nationally An application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) under will be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate (PINs). PINs the Planning Act 2008 (“the Act”). will examine the application and will make a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Transport, This is because, in accordance with paragraph 4.89 of the who will then make the final decision on whether consent NPS NN 2014, the Rail Central project (the Proposed for Rail Central should be granted or refused. Development): Ashfield Land anticipates submitting a DCO application • is located within England; to PINs in early 2017. • is in excess of 60 hectares in area; • will be capable of handling consignments of goods Providing the DCO is accepted for examination, the from more than one consignor and to more than one application will then be subject to public examination consignee; during a period lasting up to 6 months. • will be capable of handling at least four trains per day and will be capable of increasing the number of trains In determining the application, the Secretary of State will handled; have regard to the National Networks National Policy Statement 2014 (NPS NN 2014), which explains the • will be capable of handling 775 metre trains with Government’s national policy towards SRFIs. appropriately configured on-site infrastructure and layout; • will be part of the railway network within England; • will include warehouses to which goods can be delivered from the railway network in England either directly or by means of another form of transport; and will not be part of a military establishment. The consenting process Where a National Policy Statement (NPS) has effect in relation to development of the description to which the DCO application relates, the Secretary of State must have regard to that NPS in determining the application. In the case of Rail Central, the relevant NPS is the National The NPS can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/ Planning Statement for National Networks. government/collections/national-networks-national- policy-statement 3 Rail Central Pre-application consultation – Non-statutory consultation stage In line with the requirements of the Planning Act Following those early meetings and engagement 2008 and the requirement for pre-application activities, Ashfield Land commenced (from November consultation by the applicant, Ashfield Land has 2015) open meetings and briefings with relevant stakeholders as part of an increasing programme of been undertaking a structured and informal, non-statutory consultation. comprehensive programme of pre-application consultation with the local community and Activities included: stakeholders. 1. Local stakeholder briefings (2015 – early 2016) The purpose of this pre-application consultation has been to raise awareness of the proposals for Rail Central and Ashfield Land provided informal, introductory briefings to provide initial information on the project and the key stakeholders in 2015 / early 2016, which provided an planning process. opportunity to inform stakeholders about the proposals and explain the overall approach to consultation Ashfield Land has therefore carried out a series of planned for spring 2016. activities to meet this objective and to ensure that people with a potential interest in the project are aware and Briefings were held with: informed. • South Northamptonshire Council, Northampton The informal pre-application consultation process has Borough Council and Northamptonshire County made people aware of how and when they can get Council – following a sequence of meetings and other involved in the statutory consultation process. contact with officers, emails were sent to relevant councillors in November 2015 to introduce them to the With project awareness widely established and dialogues proposals in place between the project team and a full range of • Chris Heaton-Harris MP (Conservative, Daventry) – a stakeholders (community/public and technical/statutory), briefing meeting was held on 24 November 2015 the foundation for an effective and meaningful statutory • Milton Malsor Parish Council – a briefing meeting was consultation has been set. held with parish councillors on 8 December 2015 (this was open to the public) This statutory consultation can now be carried out in line • Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership – a briefing with the methodology set out in the SoCC and in this meeting was held on 17 December 2015 Report to Inform. • Andrea Leadsom MP (Conservative, South Northamptonshire) – a meeting was held on 17 SUMMARY OF PRE-APPLICATION CONSULTATION December 2015 (with assistant only) and 29 March 2016 Ashfield Land has been in dialogue with a number of • Blisworth Parish Council – a briefing meeting was held stakeholders over several years as it has investigated the with parish councillors on 4 January 2016 (this was potential for Rail Central. These discussions have taken open to the public) place in order to establish basic scheme feasibility and so • South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership – a that Ashfield Land could bring forward an application for briefing meeting was held on 28 January
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