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Ashford Brexit lorry park impact still secret as government rejects Freedom of Information request
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Updated: 11:44, 10 December 2020
Government officials are continuing to block the release of information about the impact of post-Brexit lorry park holding sites, saying it is not in the public interest.
Work on what are described as Inland Border Facilities began in the summer at two sites in Ashford – the 66-acre MOJO plot at Sevington and another back-up site at the nearby Waterbrook Park.
The Sevington Brexit lorry park from above, pictured in late November
The Department of Transport is using powers to construct the developments, which will be used for customs checks and for holding lorries in the event of disruption at the Channel ports, without going through the usual planning process. ....

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