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ARTICLE · 07 JULY 2014

DCO Granted For DIRFT III Rail Freight Project

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The Secretary of State for Transport has granted Development Consent for the expansion of the existing Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) by the construction and operation of a new 8 million square ft extension rail link to a replacement interchange.

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Zyda Law
Zyda Law

The Secretary of State for Transport has granted Development Consent for the expansion of the existing Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) by the construction and operation of a new 8 million square ft extension rail link to a replacement interchange. This is along with new transhipment sidings, container storage, an HGV reception area, up to 731,000 square metres of rail served storage and a strategic open space.

The development is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) under the Planning Act 2008 and so the developers, Rugby Radio Station Limited Partnership & Prologis UK Limited, we require to submit an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO). The application was submitted on 22nd February 2013 and accepted for examination on 20th March 2013. Located next to the M1 motorway and the West Coast main line, DIRFT III is the first Strategic Rail Freight Interchange to secure a Development Consent Order (DCO) in

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