内容摘要：Dr Sharpe said that she later wrote a latter to Ms Ellis, saying: "I don't think you're ready to engage but when you are please let us know."

Dr Sharpe said that she later wrote a latter to Ms Ellis, saying: "I don't think you're ready to engage but when you are please let us know."

DHL described the plan as offering "the highest standards of sustainable development" and over 1,200 new jobs.The proposal included one warehouse and development land for buildings with a maximum height of 21.5m.

Campaigners said buildings at the hub would "dominate the landscape, they will absolutely tower over everything" and would also generate a lot of new traffic.The Conservative-controlled West Northamptonshire Council's Strategic Planning Committee met forThey heard from the local MP, objectors and representatives of DHL.

Planning officers told the committee the economic benefits of the scheme outweighed any harm it would cause.But councillors decided by 11 votes to one to reject the proposal because its size and scale would have caused visual harm and created too much extra traffic.

The local Tory MP, Sarah Bool, spoke at the meeting and said afterwards that she was "thrilled that the committee has listened to the many local voices of concern by refusing the DHL warehousing application".

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