A developer's plan to build a massive road-rail interchange on an old aerodrome near St Albans, Herts is being fiercely opposed by local campaigners.
HelioSlough, which specialises in major warehouse developments, has put in a planning application to build a 325m2 intermodal depot on the former Radlett aerodrome, on 300 acres of greenbelt land. The site would be able to handle 12 trains a day with more than 600 truck parking
spaces. A container handling system would give it access to the deep-sea container ports' traffic.
The STRIFE campaigners (Stop the Rail Freight Exchange) warn that the site would exacerbate congestion in St Albans. They also fear it will handle hazardous loads and say local property would be devalued.
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