In the last budget, the Solent was shortlisted as the site for one of ten Freeports to be set up in the United Kingdom. Since that time, we’ve seen little or no detail in the public domain regarding what the Freeport opportunity could mean for the Solent region.
A recent article from the Solent Protection Society aims to explain the concept and ramifications for the area and can be read via the following link: What might the ‘Solent Freeport’ mean for the Solent area?