Railfreight
The proposal to build a 3.5 million sq ft rail freight interchange in the green belt outside St Albans has united local people in opposition. Despite rejection on a local and national level in 2008, it has returned and hangs over our community.
Anne has been a key part of the STRIFE team, fighting proposals to build a vast rail freight terminal on land scheduled to be converted into a country park. Her work gathering evidence and lending expertise to the group was instrumental in getting the first proposal rejected in 2008, and will hopefully be again.
Anne has spoken out at every stage of the planning process and met with rail groups, residents, Government officials and freight operators to try to prove the proposal is for the wrong location. She has kept more than 1,000 local people in touch with the campaign, and helped to coordinate protests and objections. She has spoken out against the proposal at every opportunity, raising it in Parliament, at demos and at public hearings.
Latest...
- News8th July 2010
Anne Main reacts to news that the rail freight proposal for the former Radlett Aerodrome site has once again been dismissed. read more »
- News10th June 2010
Anne Main, MP for St Albans, has responded to today’s news that the decision on the rail freight proposal has been delayed. read more »
- News23rd February 2010
At a meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Thameslink Group this morning, Anne Main seized an opportunity to press representatives of Network Rail on their lack of consideration of the potential impact on of a rail freight terminal in Park Street on passenger services. read more »
- News5th January 2010
Anne Main comments on the Planning Inspectorate’s letter outlining the anticipated date for the decision on the Radlett railfreight site. read more »
- News8th December 2009
During a Parliamentary debate on the Energy Bill yesterday Anne Main took the opportunity to raise concerns about the lack of environmentally-friendly provisions in HelioSlough's rail freight proposal. read more »
- News19th August 2009
Anne Main comments on the Planning Inspectorate's proposed start date of 24th November for an inquiry into the Radlett Rail Freight plan. read more »
- News13th August 2009
Anne Main comments following a meeting with the Managing Director of London Rail, Ian Brown. read more »
- News14th April 2009
Anne Main comments on news that HelioSlough, the developer behind the Rail Freight plan for the former Radlett Aerodrome Site, has resubmitted their application to St Albans District Council. read more »
- News20th February 2009
Following news that Helioslough are planning to submit another application for a railfreight interchange there will be a public consultation on 13th and 14th March in the Mountbatten Suite of the Noke Hotel, Watford Road Chiswell Green. read more »
- News12th November 2008
Anne Main has reacted angrily to today's news that Helioslough could be planning to resubmit its application for the Radlett Railfreight site. read more »
