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Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal Phase 4 (DIRFT 4)

United Kingdom · Transport and logistics

In-depth research Release 1

Project scope

Plan: A further phase of the rail freight terminal, comprising rail-served advanced industrial logistics development with Use Class B2 and B8 floorspace and ancillary offices; a new lorry park and amenity hub; a research and innovation centre; two road bridges connecting the site to the existing DIRFT III estate via private roads; landscape enhancements; and a pedestrian and cycle bridge.

Reported status and procurement

Reported development

The application type is stated as storage or distribution of goods.

Procurement availability
Unknown / not established

A source report alone does not establish current progress or an open buying window.

Project summary

Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal Phase 4 (DIRFT 4) is a proposed further phase of rail-served logistics development. The page describes the application type as storage or distribution of goods and names Prologis UK Limited as the applicant. Proposed works include B2 and B8 floorspace, a lorry park, an amenity hub, a research and innovation centre, road and pedestrian-cycle bridges, and landscape enhancements. The site is in West Northamptonshire, alongside the M1 and near Rugby, Daventry, Crick and Yelvertoft. In the source observation dated 1 October 2026, the project was listed at pre-application stage, with application submission expected in November 2027.

Evidence limits and unknowns

No publication date appears in the supplied project-information content. The source observation date is 1 October 2026; it is not a publication date.

The project page says map-view boundaries are unavailable and directs readers to plans and drawings; those materials are not included in the supplied evidence, so the exact boundary and detailed design cannot be confirmed here.

The supplied project information does not provide project-specific financing, procurement, contractor or construction-start details.

At the source observation, the project was at pre-application stage and submission was expected rather than reported as completed; eventual application acceptance, examination outcome and decision are unknown.

Linked documents and images were not acquired or interpreted.

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Project metadata

Country
United Kingdom
Based on reviewed release evidence
Region
Europe
Category
Transport and logistics
Derived from released evidence
Physical assets
Railway, Road

Based on this release's supporting evidence. Unresolved fields remain unclassified; these labels do not establish current progress or a buying window.

Released facts and supporting evidence

Each fact retains its source, uncertainty and time context. If a publisher page moves or is unavailable, use the recorded quotation and observation date below.

Project name

Source reported

Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal Phase 4 (DIRFT 4)

Attributed to Planning Inspectorate.

Source: Planning Inspectorate · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-01

Sources and evidence · Planning Inspectorate
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-01

Planning Inspectorate
Attributed to Planning Inspectorate

Technical record · Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal Phase 4 (DIRFT …
Evidence location
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Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
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Evidence reference
fb959033-ed1f-497e-8095-1194293cfbf6
Source revision
757377b2-1705-4f91-aba6-a5444bc096ac
Content fingerprint
3abd7059d3a207612c4b7aa8ed349a6656f8d6dd257047b6e481ef6cdb9c3aa0
Source address
https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/BC0410003

Scope

Planned

A further phase of the rail freight terminal, comprising rail-served advanced industrial logistics development with Use Class B2 and B8 floorspace and ancillary offices; a new lorry park and amenity hub; a research and innovation centre; two road bridges connecting the site to the existing DIRFT III estate via private roads; landscape enhancements; and a pedestrian and cycle bridge.

Attributed to Planning Inspectorate.

Source: Planning Inspectorate · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-01

Sources and evidence · Planning Inspectorate
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-01

Planning Inspectorate
Attributed to Planning Inspectorate

Technical record · A further phase of the rail freight terminal, …
Evidence location
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Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
5195bb6b-23df-44e4-8483-d90b584aff7e
Evidence reference
23f46d7f-f6af-4a4f-a964-8821b772fbef
Source revision
757377b2-1705-4f91-aba6-a5444bc096ac
Content fingerprint
3abd7059d3a207612c4b7aa8ed349a6656f8d6dd257047b6e481ef6cdb9c3aa0
Source address
https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/BC0410003

Current activity

Source reported

The application type is stated as storage or distribution of goods.

Attributed to Planning Inspectorate.

Source: Planning Inspectorate · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-01

Sources and evidence · Planning Inspectorate
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-01

Planning Inspectorate
Attributed to Planning Inspectorate

Technical record · The application type is stated as storage or …
Evidence location
/html/body/div[2]/main/div/div[2]/section[1]/p[1]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
e2c7bb51-6654-4d97-8256-2c74446f9f86
Evidence reference
f4a37cde-ce0a-4421-8905-7b4a5d291d91
Source revision
757377b2-1705-4f91-aba6-a5444bc096ac
Content fingerprint
3abd7059d3a207612c4b7aa8ed349a6656f8d6dd257047b6e481ef6cdb9c3aa0
Source address
https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/BC0410003

Location

Source reported

The site is approximately 255 hectares, wholly within the administrative area of West Northamptonshire; about 7 km east of Rugby, 11.5 km north of Daventry, 1.3 km north of Crick and 800 m west of Yelvertoft. The M1 is immediately adjacent to its western boundary and the site is about 1 km north of Junction 18. DIRFT III is immediately west across the M1.

Attributed to Planning Inspectorate.

Source: Planning Inspectorate · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-01

Sources and evidence · Planning Inspectorate
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-01

Planning Inspectorate
Attributed to Planning Inspectorate

Technical record · The site is approximately 255 hectares, wholly within …
Evidence location
/html/body/div[2]/main/div/div[2]/p
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
a9fc7264-2258-4be9-94a1-1b637a7267e5
Evidence reference
63f37dd9-7cd0-4dd3-bb5c-54327c829579
Source revision
757377b2-1705-4f91-aba6-a5444bc096ac
Content fingerprint
3abd7059d3a207612c4b7aa8ed349a6656f8d6dd257047b6e481ef6cdb9c3aa0
Source address
https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/BC0410003

Next milestone

Planned

Submission of the application is expected in November 2027.

Attributed to Planning Inspectorate.

Source: Planning Inspectorate · publication date not recorded · observed 2026-10-01

Sources and evidence · Planning Inspectorate
Source published: Not recordedObserved: 2026-10-01

Planning Inspectorate
Attributed to Planning Inspectorate

Technical record · Submission of the application is expected in November …
Evidence location
/html/body/div[2]/main/div/div[2]/section[2]/p[2]
Claim confidence
0.90 on a 0–1 evidence-support scaleNot a probability of project success or procurement availability.
Claim reference
404c8e10-fea7-44ff-a276-025b01559d58
Evidence reference
e9b85e90-7562-407e-b1bf-7fe1ed1a931d
Source revision
757377b2-1705-4f91-aba6-a5444bc096ac
Content fingerprint
3abd7059d3a207612c4b7aa8ed349a6656f8d6dd257047b6e481ef6cdb9c3aa0
Source address
https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/BC0410003
Source report history

Prior and superseded states remain labelled. Dates below identify source publication when known, otherwise source observation. They are not assumed event dates; each fact retains its own time qualifications.

  1. No material timeline events have been released.

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