Andrew Bridgen says the giant distribution warehouses would be better placed near Nottingham
Political editor, BBC East Midlands
Andrew Bridgen said the sheds would be better placed near Nottingham rather than farmland at Diseworth.A spokesman for the Levelling Up Department said the site was one of eight across England that had been carefully selected.The farmland, between Diseworth and the Donington services area, was included in the government's East Midlands Freeport Zone.
Businesses will be encouraged to invest by being given tax incentives which, it is claimed, will create thousands of jobs.Image source,Jim Snee, from the villagers' pressure group Protect Diseworth, said: "Over 15 kilometres [nine miles] of local flora and fauna will be lost to concrete and sheds. Mr Bridgen, the North West Leicestershire Conservative MP, said: "The land alongside the A453 near Nottingham has access to the tram, there's higher unemployment in the city and people from Derby and Leicester could travel there without having to use a car."
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