Westminster - Notice of Acceptance of An Application For A Development Consent Order

SEGRO PROPERTIES LIMITED

THE PROPOSED EAST MIDLANDS GATEWAY PHASE 2 AND HIGHWAY ORDER
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER
Section 56 of the Planning Act 2008

Regulation 9 of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009
Regulation 16 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017
Planning Inspectorate Reference: BC0410001

Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of State has accepted an application made by SEGRO Properties Limited of 1 New Burlington Place London W1S 2HR (‘the Applicant’) for a Development Consent Order (‘DCO’) under Section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 (‘the Application’). The Application was submitted on 15 October 2025 and was accepted for examination on 12 November 2025. 

The Planning Inspectorate reference number is BC0410001.

Summary of the Main Proposals

The DCO would authorise a second phase of the existing SEGRO East Midlands Gateway Logstics Park, a rail freight interchange and logistics development (‘the Project’). The Project comprises the following works:

• Construction of up to 300,000m2 (GIA) of logistics and advanced manufacturing buildings with an allowance of up to 200,000m2 for internal mezzanines;

• Construction of new road infrastructure and works to existing road infrastructure;

• Construction of a new bus interchange terminal;

• Construction of HGV parking;

• Structural landscaping and open space, including alterations to public rights of way;

• Creation of a Community Park; and

• Upgrade of the existing East Midlands Gateway substation.

The DCO would authorise the compulsory acquisition of land, interests in land and rights over land, and the powers to use land permanently and temporarily for the construction, operation and maintenance of the Project.

The DCO would make provisions in connection with several ancillary matters such as the stopping up of existing highways and private means of access in the vicinity of the route, and the classification of highways.

Environmental Impact Assessment

The Scheme is Environmental Impact Assessment development (EIA development) as defined by

The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. The Application is therefore accompanied by an Environmental Statement.

Copies of Application Documents

The Application and its accompanying documents, plans and maps, including the Environmental Statement and draft DCO, are available to view electronically and download, free of charge, on the project page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website, being a website maintained by or on behalf of the Secretary of State, and can be found under the tab “Documents”: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/BC0410001

Further information regarding the Application and its accompanying documents, plans and maps, including the Environmental Statement and draft DCO, may be obtained from the Applicant by using the following contact details: Telephone: 02475 529730

On-line: Using the “Contact us” tab at www.segro.com/slpemg2

The documents will remain available until at least 9 January 2026.

A copy of the Application documents can also be provided free of charge on a USB stick.

Alternatively, paper copies can be obtained but a charge, up to a maximum of £600, will be made to cover printing, postage and VAT at 20%. To request a USB stick or paper copies of the Application and accompanying documents or for details regarding payment methods please contact the Applicant using the contact details provided above.

Making representations about the Application

Any person may make a relevant representation on the Application to the Secretary of State (including giving notice of any interest in, comment on, or objection to the Application) by registering with the Planning Inspectorate as an Interested Party. All representations relating to the Application must be made via the Planning Inspectorate’s ‘Have your say’ registration tab on the project page on their website and give the grounds on which it is made. The Planning Inspectorate has issued detailed advice on registering as an Interested Party and making a relevant representation, to which you are advised to have regard. The guidance ‘Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: How to register to have your say and make a relevant representation’ is published on the National Infrastructure Planning website under ‘view guidance’ and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nationally-significant-infrastructureprojects- how-to-register-to-have-your-say-and-make-a-relevant-representation

The ‘Have your say’ tab will be made available by the Planning Inspectorate once the registration/ representation period has opened on the relevant page for the Application via the National Infrastructure Planning website: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/ BC0410001

If you are unable to complete a registration form online and would like to register your interest, please call the Planning Inspectorate’s helpline on 0303 444 5000, quoting the name of the Application and the Planning Inspectorate’s reference number BC0410001.

Alternatively, you can request a hard copy of the registration form by telephoning the Planning Inspectorate on 0303 444 5000 quoting the name of the Application and the Planning Inspectorate’s reference number BC0410001. Completed forms should then be sent to the Planning Inspectorate by post or email to-

Post: The Planning Inspectorate, Major Applications & Plans, 3D, Temple Quay House, Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6PN

Email: emgateway2@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

The period during which you can submit a Relevant Representation to the Planning Inspectorate begins on 27 November 2025 and will end on 9 January 2026.

Representations must be received by the Planning Inspectorate by 23:59 on 9 January 2026.

All representations must include details of the maker’s name, address and telephone number, along with full details of any interests in, or objection to, the application. Please ensure that you quote reference number BC0410001 in all correspondence with the Planning Inspectorate about the Application.

Please note that any submitted representations to the Planning Inspectorate will be published on the National Infrastructure Planning website for the Application and will be subject to their privacy policy which can be viewed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-inspectorate-privacynotices/ customer-privacy-notice