East Midlands Freeport Strategic Infrastructure and Contributions SPD


East Midlands Freeport Strategic Infrastructure and Contributions Supplementary Planning Document – Consultation
 

North West Leicestershire District Council, Rushcliffe Borough Council and South Derbyshire District Council have published for consultation the draft East Midlands Freeport Strategic Infrastructure and Contributions Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The consultation is being run by Rushcliffe Borough Council on behalf of all three local authorities.
 

The consultation finishes at 5pm on Monday 27 April 2026.

The SPD provides planning guidance on how contributions will be secured for necessary strategic infrastructure to support development at the East Midlands Freeport (EMF) sites:

  • East Midlands Airport and Gateway Industrial Cluster (EMAGIC) within North West Leicestershire
  • Former Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station within Rushcliffe
  • East Midlands Intermodal Park (EMIP) within South Derbyshire

The SPD will help ensure the coordinated and collaborative delivery and funding of necessary transport, energy, power and utility infrastructure for these sites. In addition, the SPD will help ensure that strategic allocations in adopted and emerging Local Plans, which are not within the EMF sites, make appropriate and proportionate contributions towards this strategic infrastructure where they will benefit from it. Further Information on the Freeport itself is available at www.emfreeport.com

The draft SPD, accompanying documents and details on how to respond to the consultation are available to view at: www.rushcliffe.gov.uk/supplementary-planning-documents

All comments should be directed to Rushcliffe Borough Council. If you wish to comment on the draft documents, please do so:

All comments must be submitted by 5pm on Monday 27 April 2026.

If you have any questions, please call Rushcliffe Planning Policy team on 0115 981 9911, or email them at localdevelopment@rushcliffe.gov.uk