Beaulieu Park Station To Go Ahead...

Chelmsford City Council has given provisional planning permission for a £1bn development to the north of the city at Beaulieu Park.  The scheme will include 3,600 homes and 670,000ft of commercial space.  But of interest to rail users is the inclusion of a new station that will include passing loops to enable trains to pass at his location.  Whilst the construction of such a large development will be controversial to many the inclusion of the station and associated rail infrastructure will be of great benefit those using the Great Eastern mainline.