Project name:
Address/Location:
Planning Inspectorate
Ref:
Transboundary
consultation process:
Document(s) used for
transboundary
Screening:
Date
Prepared by
Approved by
Screening Criteria
Characteristics of the
Development
Geographical area
Location of
Development
(including existing
use)
East Midlands Gateway: Strategic Rail Freight Interchange
Land to the north of East Midlands Airport, adjacent to M1
junction 24. It also comprises land to the south of Kegworth for
a new road.
TR050002
Stage 1 (Scoping)
Environmental Statement Scoping Report, November 2012
7 December 2012
Will Spencer
Frances Russell
Secretary of State Comments
 An intermodal freight terminal accommodating 12 to 16
trains per day and trains of up to 775m long;
 Up to 557,414 sq m of rail served warehousing;
 A new rail line connecting the terminal to the Nottingham to
Birmingham Freight only line;
 New road infrastructure and works to the existing road
infrastructure. This includes a new bypass to the south of the
village of Kegworth.
 Structural earthworks to create development plots and
landscape zones;
 Strategic landscaping and open space, including alterations
to public rights of way and
 The creation of new publicly accessible open areas.
 The Scoping Report does not identify any impacts upon EEA
states.
 The site (309.94 hectares) is located to the north of East
Midlands Airport, east of Castle Donington, south of the
villages of Lockington and Hemington and immediately west
of Junction 24 of the M1. Other land to the south of Kegworth
is also included within the site to accommodate the proposed
new bypass.
 The majority of the site comprises agricultural land,
dominated by arable and semi-improved grassland. There
are also a number of small woodland areas present. The land
is generally bounded by hedgerows and there are a number
of ponds within and in close proximity to the site.
Cumulative impacts
The Scoping Report does not identify the projects to be
considered in the cumulative assessment.
Carrier
Potential impact pathways include emissions to air, water and
land.
Notable features within and surrounding the site include:
Environmental
Importance
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Presence of various protected species, including bats and
badgers.
Areas of habitat with potential to support common reptile
species.
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Watercourses, including Hemington Brook (which discharges
into the River Trent) and Lockington Brook (which converges
with the River Soar).
Areas within Environment Agency Flood Zone 1 (Low
Probability) and Flood Zone 3 (High Probability).
Undesignated heritage assets within the site. Initial surveys
indicate medium potential for remains from the Mesolitic,
Bronze Age, Iron Age (including a possible settlement) and
Roman periods, particularly within the northern part of the
site.
Various designated heritage assets within 5km of the site,
including Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Listed Buildings,
Registered Historic Parks and Gardens, Listed Buildings and
Conservation Areas.
The M1 AQMA, which covers the area comprising the
proposed link road.
Extent
No significant effects which have the potential to impact upon
another EEA state have been identified in the Scoping Report.
Magnitude
No impacts identified which would be likely to affect another EEA
State.
Probability
Duration
Frequency
Reversibility
No impacts
State.
No impacts
State.
No impacts
State.
No impacts
State.
identified which would be likely to affect another EEA
identified which would be likely to affect another EEA
identified which would be likely to affect another EEA
identified which would be likely to affect another EEA
Under Regulation 24 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)
Regulations 2009 (as amended) (the EIA Regulations) and on the basis of the current
information available from the Developer, the Secretary of State is of the view that the
proposed development is not likely to have a significant effect on the environment in
another EEA State.
In reaching this view the Secretary of State has applied the precautionary approach (as
explained in the Planning Inspectorate’s Advice Note 12: Transboundary Impacts
Consultation); and taken into account the information currently supplied by the Developer.
Action: No further action required at this stage.
Note: The Secretary of State’s duty under Regulation 24 of the EIA Regulations continues
throughout the application process.
SECOND TRANSBOUNDARY SCREENING UNDERTAKEN BY THE SECRETARY OF
STATE
Documents used for
transboundary
Screening:
Environmental Statement (July 2014) and Report on European
Sites (July 2014)
Date
Re-screened on 23 September following receipt of application
documents
Transboundary re-screening undertaken by the Secretary of State
Following submission of the DCO application which included the Environmental Statement
and the Applicant’s Report on European Sites, the Secretary of State has reconsidered the
transboundary screening decision undertaken on 7 December 2012.
The Secretary of State considers that no new matters, outside of those identified in the
previous transboundary screening decision, have been identified and therefore the
Secretary of State has reached the same conclusion as in the previous screening decision
dated 7 December 2012.
Under Regulation 24 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment)
Regulations 2009 (as amended) (the EIA Regulations) and on the basis of the current
information available from the Applicant, there is not a change to the previous conclusion,
and the Secretary of State remains of the view that the proposed development is not
likely to have a significant effect on the environment in another EEA State.
In reaching this view the Secretary of State has applied the precautionary approach (as
explained in the Planning Inspectorate’s Advice Note 12: Transboundary Impacts
Consultation); and taken into account the information currently supplied by the Applicant.
Action: No further action required at this stage.
Date: 23 September 2014.
Note: The Secretary of State’s duty under Regulation 24 of the EIA Regulations continues
throughout the application process.
Note:
1. The Secretary of State’s screening of transboundary issues is based on the relevant
considerations specified in Annex 4 to Planning Inspectorate Advice Note 12 available on the
Planning Inspectorate’s website at http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/legislation-andadvice/advice-notes/