Formed by residents of Stoney Stanton, the action group aims to stand-up for our village.
Two huge proposed developments threatened
our village and local environment
1/ The Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI) – REFUSED
2/ A housing development on ‘Land West of Stoney Stanton’ – LIVE
Now it is time for others to take the reigns and fight for our village as SSAG closes
Closure of the Stoney Stanton Action Group
It is with regret that the Stoney Stanton Action Group (SSAG) committee has reached agreement to close the Stoney Stanton Action Group.
Following the resignation of the Chair and Secretary of the group, together with the decision of several long serving members to stand down from the Committee, it unfortunately means the Stoney Stanton Action Group is no longer viable to continue in its constituted form. Although we have made several requests and sent out notifications there has not been any response from others wishing to take on the key roles to enable the group to continue.
The SSAG has been active for the past six years (the first official meeting was held on 13th October 2019), and the Group has achieved a lot. We made a positive intervention on the revised Fosse villages Neighbourhood Plan, particulary with respect to getting more recognition of green spaces and the inter-village separation in and around Stoney Stanton. The Group raised significant issues relating to the Highfield Farm Warehousing Application. Most significantly, SSAG managed a sustained and substantial opposition to the Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange, which, along with objections raised by many other people, resulted in the application being turned down. Other major items have come and gone, such as the proposed A46 Expressway – which Midlands Connect decided not to proceed with, and the HIF (Housing Infrastructure Fund) bid, which would have resulted in the the M69 South direction slip roads being opened, failing. SSAG has made significant comments comments and observations to the required people, including to our local councillors and MPs in all cases.
There is, and will always be, work of this nature to do. Local people are naturally more aware of local issues and therefore making our voices heard is important. I’m sure we, and others, will continue to make our voices heard as individuals. The two most significant (for Stoney Stanton) items coming up are the proposed Land West of Stoney Stanton development, and the consultation for, and then the creation of a new version of the Blaby District Local Plan.
One significant SSAG item which must be carried out is the disposal of money vested in the group. The SSAG bank account currently contains £583, most of which came from a grant from the Stoney Stanton Parish Council. The SSAG committee has voted to give this money back to the Stoney Stanton Parish Council with the condition that the money shall be used to fund research or activity that has a direct benefit to the local community.
The SSAG committee would like to thank you for your help and support over the last six years.
If anyone feels that they could start up a new group to continue this work, please contact the Stoney Stanton Parish Council. Email: clerk@stoneystantonpc.gov.uk or by phone: 07476 202575.
1. HNRFI (Hinckley National Rail Freight)
10 March 2025 – WE DID IT!!
Today we had a decision on the HNRFI proposal by the Secretary of State, Heidi Alexander MP, who REFUSED to grant consent of the application.
For full details, you can read her decision letter here.
This is a huge win for the residents of Stanton and neighbouring villages. Thank you all for the support you have given over the years and to those who have contributed to our submissions.
The proposed development was for a strategic rail freight interchange including an enormous warehousing complex, a rail port and lorry park. The Rail Freight terminal would have been sited next to Burbage Common up to Junction 2 of the M69.
The proposal required a dedicated road access directly from J2 of the M69, a new highway link between J2 of M69 and B4668/A47 Leicester Road, highway works including the provision of south facing slips (northbound exit/southbound entry) onto the M69 at J2, landscaping and footpath and cycle links. The site lies across both Blaby District Council and Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council who both objected to the development.
On 10 September 2024 the Secretary of State for Transport announced she is minded to refuse the application, subject to further information or evidence from the Applicant on a number of specific issues. The application decision deadline was extended to 10 March 2025.
Whilst the Secretary of State was minded to agree with the examining authority’s recommendation that she should withhold consent, she extended the decision process as she wished to gather further information on certain matters and to allow for the analysis of that further information before taking her final decision.
For full details and links to additional information – see our Rail Freight page.
You can read the all the comments and representations that were submitted here:
2. Land West of Stoney Stanton (LWSS) housing development – plans not yet submitted
This could lead to over 6,000 new houses / a new village being built just outside Stoney Stanton and up to the M69.
A consortium is promoting hundreds of acres of farmland in and around Stoney Stanton for this development. So far there has been no clear justification for more housing or even a new village to be development in this location.
There has been little or no impact assessment on how it would affect our village – but, it will without doubt increase pollution, noise and traffic levels around the village. In addition we will lose acres of important green space and separation.
Blaby District Council will have to decide, through its Local Planing process and series of consultations, whether the site should be allocated for development.
So there’s still time for us all to make our voices heard and STOP the over-development of our village and countryside.
For full details and current position – see our LWSS page
We can all make a difference
The more villagers that oppose these developments in the right way and at the right time, the better chance we have in preserving our village.
Show your support today
(simply submit your details using the form on the right – or contact us at the village hall)
Support the Action Group and we’ll make sure you know what’s happening and what you can do to have your say:
We’ll show you what’s being proposed and when
We’ll provide you with the tools, information and critical dates – so you can make your voice heard simply and effectively. We’ll give you updates on the proposals and the actions being taken
If you have skills and knowledge that could help us fight these developments, or simply want to help by spreading the word or distributing leaflets, then please contact us.
