Development consent has been given for the development of a new
Strategic Rail Freight Interchange and other supporting
infrastructure works near Junction 12 of the M6 motorway in South
Staffordshire District.
The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for
consideration by Four Ashes Limited on the 03 August 2018 and
accepted for examination on 24 August 2018. Following an
examination during which the public, statutory consultees and
interested parties were given the opportunity to give evidence to
the Examining Authority, a recommendation was made to the
Secretary of State on 27 November 2019.
The Planning Inspectorate’s Chief Executive, Sarah Richards said:
“This is the 84th nationally significant infrastructure project
to have been examined and decided within the timescales laid down
in the Planning Act 2008. The Planning Inspectorate is committed
to giving local communities the opportunity of being involved in
the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people,
the local authority and other interested parties were able to
participate in a 6-month long examination. The Examining
Authority listened and gave full consideration to local views
before making their recommendation.”
The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority
to the Secretary of State and the evidence considered by the
Examining Authority in reaching its recommendation is publicly
available on the National Infrastructure
Planning website.
