SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 105
Efficient Movement of Freight and Storage
LDPs should allocate land for distribution and storage facilities at edge-of-urban locations with good access to the Regional Strategic Transport Network, considering railway freight potential where feasible.
Efficient movement of freight and storage is of significant economic importance. LDPs should allocate land for distribution and storage facilities at locations such as the edge of urban areas that are readily accessible to the Regional Strategic Transport Network and should, where feasible, take account of the potential for use of the railway freight.
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