Appeal: Expansion of Europe’s largest distribution centre approved
Long-mooted plans to double the size of Magna Park in Leicestershire can go ahead despite opposition from a local MP, after an inspector found the scheme’s public benefits outweighed harm to a nearby scheduled monument.
The plans included 427,000 square metres of additional storage and distribution floor space, plus educational facilities including a logistics technology institute, an HGV driver training facility, a museum and heritage centre, and office space for start-up businesses.
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