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Birmingham Post
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Tom Pegden

Developer pulls application for £750m Leicestershire rail freight hub – but says it’s just a temporary thing

The developer behind a controversial £750m rail freight hub in the west Leicestershire countryside says it has temporarily pulled its planning application in order to add new information.

Tritax Symmetry wants to build the 440 acre Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange between Hinckley and the village of Elmesthorpe.

The vast scheme, just off the M69 and along the Leicester to Birmingham railway line, has drawn criticism from local councils, MPs and residents who say the public consultation has not been up to scratch.

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