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Missed opportunity for OxSRFI: Heyford Park town status proposal dropped

Aerial photo of the Heyford Park area. Image: Wikimedia Commons © M J Richardson

The UK government’s shortlist of seven preferred sites for new towns in England has omitted a proposal with notable rail freight relevance. Heyford Park in Oxfordshire, a large brownfield redevelopment opportunity, had been identified as a potential settlement of over 13,000 homes. Its exclusion raises questions about the future alignment between housing growth and logistics infrastructure in a region already under pressure to deliver both.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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