Notice is hereby given that Roxhill (Junction 15) Limited of Lumonics House, Valley Drive, Swift Valley, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1TQ (the “Applicant”) proposes to apply to the Secretary of State (via the Planning Inspectorate) under Section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 for a development consent order (“DCO”) to authorise the construction, operation, use and maintenance of a strategic rail freight interchange (“SRFI”) including warehousing and associated highway works on land west of the M1 motorway at Junction 15 and east of the Northampton Loop Railway Line to include a bypass to the north of the village of Roade (the “Application”).

The project is EIA development (that means development that requires an environmental impact assessment) and the Applicant will submit an Environmental Statement with the Application.

The proposed DCO will, amongst other things, authorise the construction, operation, use and maintenance of:

• An intermodal freight terminal including container storage and HGV parking, rail sidings to serve individual warehouses, and with the capability to also provide a ‘rapid rail freight’ facility as part of the intermodal freight terminal;

• Up to 468,000 sq m (approximately 5 million sq ft) (gross internal area) of warehousing and ancillary buildings, with additional floorspace provided in the form of mezzanines;

• New road infrastructure and works to the existing road network, including the provision of a new access and associated works to the A508, a new bypass to the village of Roade, improvements to Junction 15 and to Junction 15A of the M1 motorway, the A45, and other highway improvements at junctions on the local highway network;

• Strategic landscaping and tree planting, including diverted public rights of way; and

• Earthworks and demolition of existing structures on the SRFI site.

A copy of details of the proposals, preliminary environmental information, plans, maps and other draft documents showing the nature and location of the proposed development, may be inspected free of charge from 9 October 2017 at the following locations during the hours set out below.

1. South Northamptonshire District Council (in the Library on the ground floor), Towcester, The Forum, Moat Lane, Towcester, NN12 6AD (Opening Times: 09:00 – 18:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00 Saturdays and 11:00 – 14:00 Sundays);

2. Northamptonshire County Council, One Angel Square, Angel Street, Northampton, NN1 1ED (Opening Times: 09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday);

3. Northampton Borough Council, St Giles’ Square, Northampton, NN1 1DE (Opening Times 09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday);

4. Roade Library, High Street, Roade, NN7 2NW (Opening Times: 10:00 – 14:00 Wednesdays and Saturdays, 14:00 – 18:00 Thursdays and Fridays, 11:00 – 14:00 Sundays);

5. Hunsbury Library, Overslade Close, Northampton, NN4 0RZ (Opening Times: 09:00 – 18:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00 Saturdays and 11:00 – 14:00 Sundays);

6. Wootton Library, Wootton Community Centre, Curtle Hill, Northampton, NN4 6ED (Opening Times: 14:00 – 17:00 Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10:00 – 13:00 Wednesdays, 10:00 – 14:00 Saturdays and 11:00 – 14:00 Sundays);

7. Milton Malsor Parish Council, The Paddocks, Baker Street, Gayton, Northampton, NN7 3EZ by arrangement with the Clerk;

8. Roade Parish Council, Parish Office, Roade Village Hall, Bailey Brooks Lane, Roade, (Opening Times: 10.00 – 14.00 Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays);

9. Courteenhall Parish Meeting, The Estate Office, Courteenhall, Northampton, NN7 2QD (Opening Times: Opening Times 09:00 – 17:00 Monday to Friday);

10. Collingtree Parish Council, 33 Friars Avenue, Delapre, Northampton, NN4 8PY by arrangement with the Clerk; and

11. Blisworth Parish Council, Beech House, 17 Dean’s Row, Gayton, Northamptonshire, NN7 3HA by arrangement with the Clerk.

The documents relating to the proposed Application will be on display at the above locations from 9 October 2017 to 24 November 2017. Further details in relation to the project and these documents can be found on the Applicant’s website www.northampton-gateway.co.uk. Copies of the plans, maps and documents can be provided in paper copy form at a cost of £500.00 or on USB/Memory Stick or CD free of charge. A proportionate charge will be made for copies of individual documents and/or plans.

Any responses or representations in respect of the proposed Application, should be sent in writing to the Applicant, at Northampton Gateway SRFI, PO Box 10570, Nottingham, NG2 9RG or by e-mail to contact-us@northampton-gateway.co.uk by no later than 24 November 2017. Comments can also be made on the Applicant’s website, at the public exhibitions or by telephone (01788 538 440).

Please be aware all responses will be made public.