Procedural decisions
On 21st March 2023 the Planning Inspectorate sent a letter/email about procedural decisions to all those who registered to take
Read moreOn 21st March 2023 the Planning Inspectorate sent a letter/email about procedural decisions to all those who registered to take
Read moreThe Preliminary Hearing is the last part of the Pre-Examination stage of the DCO process before the main 6 month
Read moreAfter the LTC Accounting Officer Assessment (AOA) was finally published, we submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the
Read moreWow, media coverage in March 2023 has already been extensive and we’re only on the 10th of the month! Here’s
Read moreToday, 9th March 2023, Transport Secretary, Mark Harper MP has issued a statement in which he says that whilst the
Read moreDespite the fact that the UK Government have paused the roll out of ‘Smart’ Motorways, evidence shows that the proposed
Read moreThe Planning Inspectorate have today (3rd March 2023) issued a Procedural Decision letter addressed to Thurrock Council, this relates to
Read moreThe Strategic Road Investment Inquiry is being carried out by government’s Transport Select Committee. The inquiry is looking into how
Read moreThe proposed Lower Thames Crossing would destroy the habitat (trees, hedgerows, fields, marshes etc) of birds, as well as negatively
Read moreNational Highways announced on the 30th Jan 2023 that they had launched the Lower Thames Crossing community fund. They state
Read moreIssues and questions came up in a Government hearing yesterday (1st Feb 2023). The Transport Select Committee held their first
Read moreStephen Metcalfe MP (South Basildon and East Thurrock) today (1st Feb 2023) pressed his ongoing concerns about the Lower Thames
Read moreThurrock Council’s LTC Task Force Chair, Cllr Fraser Massey put forward a motion on the LTC to Full Council on
Read moreSince we started campaigning against the proposed Lower Thames Crossing our network has grown, and we are now aware of
Read moreNational Highways have announced a series of LTC community events in February 2023 at various locations. These events are supposed
Read moreWe may still be near the beginning of a New Year, but TCAG have already been busy with media coverage
Read moreThe Planning Inspectorate (PINS) have now launched the period to register as an Interested Party for the Lower Thames Crossing
Read moreThe Department for Transport (DfT) have today published the long awaited Lower Thames Crossing Accounting Officer Assessment. Accounting Officer Assessments
Read moreThe LTC DCO Examination Library detailing the many documents associated with the DCO process has been published. Whereas with the
Read moreThe long awaited Environment Act targets have finally been set out by Government. When the Act was passed it included
Read moreThe National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK’s independent public spending watchdog, they support Parliament in holding government to account.
Read moreThe Planning Inspectorate have announced that the Lower Thames Crossing DCO Inspectors have been appointed. On the 2nd of December
Read moreThe Transport Select Committee have launched a Strategic Road Investment Inquiry, and are accepting evidence until Monday 6th February 2023.
Read moreNew Civil Engineer (NCE) have reported that a National Highways boss has said there won’t be a Lower Thames Crossing
Read moreThere’s been a fair bit of media coverage lately with the LTC Development Consent Order (DCO) application being accepted for
Read moreThe Planning Inspectorate (PINS) have today (Mon 28th Nov 2022) announced that the 2022 LTC DCO application has been accepted
Read moreThe Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has announced that the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is to be expanded London-wide
Read moreWe know there’s a lot of info on our site, the proposed LTC is a huge project that would have
Read moreOur Government have committed to Net Zero, the Climate Change Committee have stated that “New roads should only be built
Read moreAs well as concerns that it would be hugely destructive and harmful, one of the other main reasons that we
Read moreIf the proposed Lower Thames Crossing is granted a Development Consent Order (DCO), this will mean permission to begin construction.
Read moreThurrock MP, Jackie Doyle-Price has written to the Transport Secretary, Mark Harper MP saying that the proposed Lower Thames Crossing
Read moreThe November 2022 LTC Task Force meeting took place on Mon 14th November, the agenda for this meeting can be
Read moreWe all know what the true costs are to our lives, health, homes, communities, green belt, ancient forests, agricultural land,
Read moreThames Crossing Action Group have submitted an updated Inadequacies of LTC Consultation representation, following National Highways second attempt to resubmit
Read moreThames Crossing Action Group are proud to be part of the conservation coalition who have recently sent a joint letter
Read moreNational Highways have just announced that the LTC Development Consent Order (DCO) was resubmitted yesterday Mon 31st October 2022, for
Read moreThe proposed Lower Thames Crossing would have a big impact on bats, and some locations that would be impacted have
Read moreWith the recent changes in UK Government, Thames Crossing Action Group (TCAG) have taken the opportunity to write to a
Read moreThe October 2022 LTC Task Force meeting took place on Mon 17th October. This meeting acted as the rescheduled September
Read moreBugs, insects, invertebrates however you refer to them, they would be negatively impacted by the proposed Lower Thames Crossing (LTC)
Read moreIt’s been a couple of years since National Highways originally attempted to submit the Lower Thames Crossing(LTC) Development Consent Order
Read moreThis LTC DCO Updates Index 2022/23 will be added to as things progress, and we hope you will find it
Read moreThames Crossing Action Group responded to the Transport for South East Strategic Investment Plan Consultation, due to it’s relevance to
Read moreNational Highways have informed us that they will be holding some Lower Thames Crossing community pop-up events in September/October 2022.
Read moreWe often talk about the impacts to north and south of the River Thames, but what about the impacts of
Read moreWe attended a great Woodland Trust LTC event on Weds 13th July 2022. As well as members of the TCAG
Read moreThe Climate Change Committee (CCC) issued its 2022 Progress report to Parliament on Weds 29th June 2022. The report is
Read moreIt’s hardly surprising that with such a hugely destructive and harmful project like the proposed Lower Thames Crossing that National
Read moreShared below is the TCAG LTC Local Refinement Consultation response, which was submitted on Monday 20th June 2022.
Read moreThe June 2022 LTC Task Force meeting took part on Mon 20th June. TCAG’s Chair, Laura was in virtual attendance.
Read moreOn March 3rd 2021 the UK Government made some announcements about the new Freeports as part of the Spring Budget
Read morePart of the Lower Thames Crossing proposals include the North Rd ‘green’ bridge in South Ockendon, but what do we
Read moreLet’s take a quick look at the Lower Thames Crossing project objectives. (Listed on page 10 of the Local Refinement
Read moreThe Government’s Public Accounts Committee examines the value for money of Government projects, programmes and service delivery. Drawing on the
Read moreIn the LTC Local Refinement Consultation (2022) National Highways sneakily moved the location of the eastern section of the LTC
Read moreNational Grid have been holding their East Anglia GREEN Consultation relating to their proposals for 180km of new electricity pylons
Read moreTCAG were invited to speak on Ben Fryer‘s show on BBC Essex Radio on the 7th of June 2022 to
Read moreTwo previous retrospective planning applications for the LTC compound site were submitted. Now there is a third retrospective LTC compound
Read moreWe know some of you appreciate a little extra guidance and help with responding to the consultations, so here is
Read moreAs we have explained previously, one of the problems of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing is the lack of adequate
Read moreNitrogen deposition features in the latest Lower Thames Crossing Local Refinement Consultation. In easier terms this is when vehicles emit
Read moreNational Highways have announced some changes to some areas of the routes, including some changes to the depth of the
Read moreNational Highways have shared Local Refinement Consultation videos instead of webinars like they have done previously. Where can I watch
Read moreBack in 2009 the Department for Transport (DfT) carried out a study of route options for a new crossing. Due
Read moreIf the proposed Lower Thames Crossing / A13 junctions were to go ahead, it would see a huge negative impact
Read moreAt the Community Impacts Consultation in 2021 National Highways added what they call two new ‘parks’ to the proposed LTC
Read moreBack in Feb 2022 we published an update questioning whether National Highways were going to be proposing some kind of
Read moreNational Highways have released the latest version of their LTC interactive map as part of the Local Refinement Consultation. We’ve
Read moreWe thought that it may be helpful if we brought you TCAG’s initial observations to the new LTC Local Refinement
Read moreLower Thames Crossing maps (issued 12th May 2022) by National Highways as part of the Local Refinement Consultation documentation. The
Read moreThe LTC Local Refinement Consultation launches at 00:01 on Thurs 12th May and will run 5.5 weeks until 23:59 on
Read moreNational Highways have announced the Deposit and Information Locations for the Lower Thames Crossing Local Refinement Consultation which will run
Read moreNational Highways will be holding public information events as part of their Lower Thames Crossing Local Refinement Consultation events. The
Read moreNational Highways have now released their LTC Local Refinement Consultation leaflet online. We assume these should start hitting doormats soon,
Read moreAs we all know there are already teams of people working on the proposals for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing
Read moreTCAG have written to Minister for State, Lord Goldsmith regarding our concerns over the proposed Lower Thames Crossing. Lord Goldsmith’s
Read moreThe Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have launched their Environmental Targets Consultation. The consultation launched on 16th
Read moreThe proposed Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) would destroy and impact so much along the entire route including important fungi. Whilst
Read moreNow more than ever, with an apparent global shortage of HGV drivers as well as environmental concerns, could a rail
Read moreBy National Highways’ own admission the proposed LTC would have a “Large Adverse” impact on the Kent Downs Area of
Read moreThe Government are holding a consultation on Biodiversity Net Gain Regulations and Implementation, that ends on 5th April 2022. TCAG
Read moreSome may be wondering why we are publishing an update about info about the London Resort (theme park). Well it’s
Read moreLTC Exec Director, Matt Palmer spoke at the Association of South Essex Local Authorities (ASELA) Joint Committee meeting on Feb
Read moreWe have sent a letter to DfT on changes to road project funding guidelines. The Department for Transport (DfT) wrote
Read moreTCAG have written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP to ask him to call upon the National
Read moreAs we know the proposed Lower Thames Crossing would be hugely destructive and harmful on so many levels, and that
Read moreWe would like to thank Adam Holloway MP for Gravesham for calling an Adjournment Debate on the proposed Lower Thames
Read moreThe Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) Strategy and Enforcement Policy Consultation ran between 25th Jan and 22nd March. Considering the
Read moreThe March 2022 LTC Task Force meeting took part on Mon 14th March. TCAG’s Chair Laura was in virtual attendance. This
Read moreThe Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Local Refinement Consultation will run for 5.5 weeks from 00:01 on Thurs 12th May through
Read moreNational Highways have today (15th March 2022) announced that they will be holding a Lower Thames Crossing ‘Local Refinement Consultation’.
Read moreThames Crossing Action Group have called for RIS2, which includes the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, to be reopened. What exactly
Read moreTCAG Chair, Laura spoke to Pat Marsh on BBC Radio Kent on Sat 5th March 2022, about why we are
Read moreTCAG have contacted various government representatives and bodies to call on them to pause the proposed ‘Smart’ LTC in line
Read moreOn Fri 25th Feb 2022 TCAG Chair, Laura attended National Highways’ LTC Road to Net Zero summit. This was an
Read moreFind out more about Transport Action Network‘s legal challenges against the UK Government’s £27bn road building program, which includes the
Read moreWe sent an email to Kent County Council on the 12th December 2021 regarding their position on the proposed LTC.
Read moreTo us it seems the LTC Tilbury Junction is doing the Hokey Cokey, one minute it’s in, then it’s out,
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