Venues and dates revealed for Northamptonshire rail depot plans
The consultation will see exhibitions held in Blisworth, Milton Malsor, Collingtree, Roade and Towcester. In total, there will be eight public exhibition dates between April 28 and May 21.
Feedback forms will be available and members of the Rail Central project team will attend the exhibitions to help answer questions.
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Hide AdJames Digby from Rail Central said: “Consultation is a fundamental part of planning major projects like Rail Central and it’s important that there is a thorough and comprehensive approach which enables people to contribute to the planning process.
“These exhibitions and the supporting information that we’re publishing for consultation now will give people more information about how we’re developing our plans. “We look forward to hosting the exhibitions and setting out more information about what’s involved.”
At the public exhibitions, people will be able to view “information panels” and discuss the proposals with members of Ashfield Land, promoter of Rail Central, and the technical project team.
The information public exhibitions will also be available on the project website (www.railcentral.com).
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Hide AdA spokesman for Ashfield Land said: “The project can then have regard to the feedback received and [written feedback] can contribute to the final planning proposals which Ashfield Land intends to submit to the Planning Inspectorate in the first quarter of 2017.”
The deadline for comments is Friday, September 30, 2016.
Further information is also set to be issued later this year and a separate consultation is planned with statutory and technical stakeholders during autumn 2016.
If permission were to be granted to build Rail Central, the earliest potential start of construction would be in 2019.
Public consultation venues and dates:
Thursday, 28 April 2016
noon – 8pm
Walnut Tree Inn, 21 Station Road, Blisworth
Friday 6 May 2016
12pm – 8pm
Walnut Tree Inn 21 Station Road
Saturday 7 May 2016
11am – 4pm
Blisworth Village Hall, 19 Stoke Road
Friday 13 May 2016
11am – 5pm
Roade Village Hall, Bailey Brooks Lane
Saturday 14 May 2016
11am – 4pm
Collingtree Village Hall, The High Street
Wednesday 18 May 2016
noon – 8pm
Towcester Town Hall, Watling Street
Friday 20 May 2016
noon – 8pm
Milton Malsor Village Hall
Saturday 21 May 2016
11am – 4pm
Blisworth Village Hall, Stoke Road