Council fights Rail Freight appeal

St Albans District Council is currently defending its decision not to grant planning permission for the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at the Public Inquiry.The Inquiry commenced on the 24th November 2009 with the Opening Statements, which can be viewed below, and is scheduled for 16 days. A provisional timetable will be available on this page shortly.

Opening Statements – 24 November 2009

Opening Statements on behalf of the Local Planning Authority (the Council), Helioslough (the appellant) and STRiFE can be viewed below. These statements will have been added to verbally at the Inquiry and can be viewed on the webcast here (please allow 48 hours from the live webcast).Opening Statement on behalf of the Local Planning AuthorityOpening Statement on behalf of HeliosloughOpening Statement on behalf of STRiFE