Tritax outlines vision for ILP North
Intermodal Logistics Park North would be a strategic rail freight interchange for the region, with up to 7.4m sq ft of warehouse space, a rail terminal capable of serving up to 16 trains per day, and the potential to free up land for a large-scale regeneration scheme in Trafford.
A scoping report for ILP North in Newton-le-Willows has been submitted to Warrington Council by Tritax Big Box Developments. Warrington’s borders sits adjacent to the 500-acre site, according to the scoping report.
The site itself is within the jurisdictions of St Helens Council and Wigan Council. The plot also encompasses the 221-acre Parkside East – a site that is part of the Liverpool City Region Freeport zone and was acquired by Tritax last year.
ILP North made headlines during the Labour Party conference when it was revealed that Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham and Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram were working together to move the Freightliner rail terminal in Old Trafford to ILP North. The deal has not yet been agreed, with Tritax declining to comment on the news when it broke in September.
If the deal were to go through, it would open up the area around Old Trafford stadium for the delivery of around 20,000 homes, a new stadium, offices, and leisure facilities.
The scoping report focuses on land in Newton-le-Willows that sits east of the M6 and west of Winwick Lane. It is also close to the West Coast Mainline railway and borders the Chat Moss Line railway, making it a prime location for those looking for north-south or east-west rail travel.
Access to the area would be from Junction 22 of the M6 and the Parkside Link Road.
The strategic rail freight interchange would free up roads from HGVs, allowing goods to be transported via trains for at least part of their journey.
The proposals for the SRFI at ILP North include the rail terminal, container storage, HGV parking, a rail turn-back facility, cranes, pedestrian bridges, an energy centre, and up to 7.4m sq ft of internal warehousing space.
Savills aided Tritax in its EIA management and coordination for the scoping report. CBRE assisted with planning, with Eversheds Sutherland helping with legals.
You can see the report for yourself by searching reference number 2024/01385/SCO on Warrington Council’s planning portal.
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By Anonymous
Why the reference to Wigan?
By Anonymous
Make it happen
By Anonymous
Wigan reference as they are looking at Land beyond the St Helens Borough boundary which stretches into Wigan
By Anonymous
@Anon 7:51pm the north-east end of the site in the image is in Wigan Borough. I assume Warrington are processing the application because most of the associated road traffic wiil use their network at J22.
By Wolfie