National Highways have dropped their concerns on the site’s impact on the traffic network
A long-running planning application for a vast DHL warehouse development on fields in Northamptonshire has taken another step forward after National Highways dropped their concerns on the site’s impact on the traffic network. Site blueprints include detailed plans for the large DHL warehouse, outline plans for a further 91,000sqm of employment space, a new roundabout and land for Towcester Town Football Club.
Co-founder of the local campaign group Save Towcester Now, Isla Whitcroft, said: “People are angry. They endure on a weekly basis huge delays and queues in and out from Towcester. As soon as there’s any issue on the M1 there’s just chaos everywhere- it’s a misery to live with. Towcester is a historic town and it brings tourism to the region. Who’s going to want to come and look at a town that is surrounded by warehouses? They will be monstrosities.
South Northants MP Dame Andrea Leadsom has since spoken out about the application, sharing a letter written to WNC and National Highways to stress her concern about them dropping their objection. She wrote that their latest update was a “disastrous decision for Towcester” and requested an urgent meeting with those involved.
Hundreds of objections from local people have been submitted to West Northants Council and the Save Towcester Now petition, which was first launched in 2021, has built up more than 4,000 signatures. A hoard of parish councils in the local area have also lodged their objections to the site.
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