A JUDGE has reserved judgement on Swindon Council's High Court battle to block a quarrying firm from using land in the town for a road-rail interchange.
The council has challenged proposals by Hanson Quarry Products Ltd for the interchange on land adjacent to the main rail line and Hawksworth Trading Estate, Newcombe Drive.
Hanson plans to use the site as a depot for the importation of aggregates by rail, and their onward shipment by road.
Swindon Council claims the development would lead to noise and dust, spoiling a nearby conservation area, and could even pose a health hazard.
The judgement will be given in writing either later this month or early April.
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