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Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange

A proposed multi-purpose freight interchange and distribution centre southwest of Elmesthorpe and next to Burbage Common. It is predominantly within the boundary of Blaby District with a section of the new A47 link road within the boundary of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.

A proposed multi-purpose freight interchange and distribution centre southwest of Elmesthorpe and next to Burbage Common. It is predominantly within the boundary of Blaby District with a section of the new A47 link road within the boundary of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. The proposals include:

  • New rail infrastructure providing access to a series of parallel sidings

  • Intermodal freight terminal 'railport' capable of accommodating up to 16 trains per day of up to 775 meters in length

  • Hard surfaced areas for container storage

  • Up to 850,000 square meters of warehousing and ancillary buildings with a total footprint of 650,000 square meters and up to 200,000 square meters of mezzanine floorspace

  • Lorry park with welfare facilities and fuel filling station

  • Energy centre incorporating an electricity substation, a gas-fired combined heat and power plant, battery capacity and roof-mounted photovoltaic arrays 

  • Terrain remodelling, hard and soft landscape works, amenity water features and planting

  • Noise attenuation measures consisting of acoustic barriers up to 6 meters in height

  • Pedestrian, equestrian and cycle access routes and infrastructure

  • M69 update works including additional northbound and southbound slip roads

  • Link road from M69 junction 2 to the B4668/A47 Leicester Road

Location

The Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI) is proposed to be located in the south of Blaby District and northeast of Hinckley and Burbage, about 5 kilometers northeast of Hinckley town center

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Investment Type

Privately Financed

Funding 

The estimated required infrastructure investment for the project is around £0.75 Billion.

Planning Status

The Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI) decision has been delayed to 10 March 2025 by the Secretary of State for Transport. The Secretary of State is minded to refuse the application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) 

Responsbile Authority

DfT, Multiple Councils and Developers Tritax Symmetry 

Contact

If you're interested in learning more about investing in Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange, please reach out via the information below. The team can provide you with further details.

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Kings Buildings, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ, United Kingdom

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+44 (0) 203 174 3197

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