Doncaster’s £400m inland port is finally greenlit

WORK will start next month on a £400m project that promises to create 5,000 jobs in South Yorkshire, it was announced today.
Rossington Inland PortRossington Inland Port
Rossington Inland Port

Verdion, the company behind the long-awaited Doncaster Inland Port, has secured a funding deal that removes the final obstacle to the scheme going ahead.

Groundwork on the site at Rossington will begin in November and the first units will be available at the start of 2015.

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The 570,000 square metre inland port, known as iPort, will be used to relieve pressure on congested coastal ports and speed up the delivery of freight.

Freight will be taken from coastal ports by train to iPort where it can be processed through customs before being transported onwards via road and rail.

The scheme was given planning permission in 2011 but a lack of funding and delays to the Finningley and Rossington Regeneration Route Scheme - a new link road which will connect the iPort site to the motorway network - has hampered progress.

Work on FARRRS is now due to start this month and Verdion has secured financial backing from HOOPP, a Canadian pension fund, allowing the development to get underway.

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Doncaster executive mayor Ros Jones said: “HOOPP is another major investor to see the growth potential of Doncaster.

“We have a clear strategic vision for the town and by putting the right infrastructure in place we are supporting major private sector investment. As one of the top 100 pension funds in the world,

“HOOPP’s commitment to Verdion’s iPort development is a real feather in our cap.

“Doncaster is firmly on the up and overseas investment in projects like this justifies our optimism for the future. We are looking forward to a project of European significance locating within our borough.”