Issue Specific Hearings 3,4,5,6 and 7
Issue Specific Hearings 3,4,5,6, and 7 took place between 5th and 11th of September 2023. This updates gives you a
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DCO
Issue Specific Hearings
Issue Specific Hearings take place within the DCO Examination about topics that the Examining Authority think need to be explored
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Compulsory Acquisition Hearing
If your land and/property would be directly impacted by the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, if it goes ahead, you can
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Examining Authority’s Written Questions
At various points in the LTC DCO Examination the Examining Authority’s Written Questions will be issued. These questions provide the
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Open Floor Hearings 2 and 3
Since we reported on the first week of the LTC DCO Examination, we thought we’d also add a quick update
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18th July Deadlines
There are two 18th July deadlines for the Lower Thames Crossing DCO Examination. One is for Procedural Deadline D(PDD), the
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Watch LTC DCO examination hearing recordings
We know it can be tricky finding what you’re looking for on the PINS LTC webpages, as there is a
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First week of LTC DCO Update
With the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) Development Consent Order (DCO) Examination officially started on Tues 20th June 2023, we take
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June 15th LTC DCO updates
We know the PINS updates can sometimes be a bit overwhelming for some, especially if you’re not familiar with the
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LTC DCO Site Inspections
As part of the LTC DCO Site Inspections are carried out. Some are Accompanied (with others joining the Planning Inspectors)
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Taking part in the LTC DCO
The DCO process is a bit different from the consultations we’ve been through, so here we update you on taking
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LTC Principal Issues
The Planning Inspectorate have published their initial assessment of Principal Issues with the LTC. These were published within Annex B
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LTC DCO Timeline
We know that the Development Consent Order (DCO) process is new to most people, so we’ve published an LTC DCO
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Attending an online LTC DCO Examination Hearing
If you’re wondering what happens when attending an online LTC DCO Examination Hearing this update will hopefully give you a
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LTC Minor Refinements Consultation launched
National Highways have today (17th May 2023) launched a further round of Lower Thames Crossing consultation, the LTC Minor Refinements
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Procedural decisions
On 21st March 2023 the Planning Inspectorate sent a letter/email about procedural decisions to all those who registered to take
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LTC DCO Preliminary Hearing
The Preliminary Hearing is the last part of the Pre-Examination stage of the DCO process before the main 6 month
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Thurrock Council’s participation in the LTC DCO
The Planning Inspectorate have today (3rd March 2023) issued a Procedural Decision letter addressed to Thurrock Council, this relates to
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DCO – Registering as an Interested Party
The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) have now launched the period to register as an Interested Party for the Lower Thames Crossing
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LTC DCO Examination Library
The LTC DCO Examination Library detailing the many documents associated with the DCO process has been published. Whereas with the
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LTC DCO Inspectors appointed
The Planning Inspectorate have announced that the Lower Thames Crossing DCO Inspectors have been appointed. On the 2nd of December
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2022 LTC DCO application
The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) have today (Mon 28th Nov 2022) announced that the 2022 LTC DCO application has been accepted
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Inadequacies of LTC consultation process
Thames Crossing Action Group have submitted an updated Inadequacies of LTC Consultation representation, following National Highways second attempt to resubmit
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LTC Development Consent Order resubmitted (2022)
National Highways have just announced that the LTC Development Consent Order (DCO) was resubmitted yesterday Mon 31st October 2022, for
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LTC DCO process 2022
It’s been a couple of years since National Highways originally attempted to submit the Lower Thames Crossing(LTC) Development Consent Order
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LTC DCO Updates Index 2022/23
This LTC DCO Updates Index 2022/23 will be added to as things progress, and we hope you will find it
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LTC DCO Updates Index (2020)
Highways England (HE) submitted their Development Consent Order (DCO) application for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing on Fri 23rd October
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LTC DCO re-submission delayed and further consultation coming soon
New Civil Engineer’s recent update offers further confirmation that Highways England will NOT be resubmitting their Lower Thames Crossing Development
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As you know from previous updates the LTC Development Consent Order (DCO) was withdrawn on Fri 20th Nov 2020. Highways
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HE update on the withdrawal of LTC DCO application (UPDATED)
Highways England (HE) have just released an update on the withdrawal of the LTC DCO application. On their website they
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LTC DCO Application WITHDRAWN
As we reported on October 23rd 2020 Highways England submitted their LTC DCO Application. The 28 days for the Planning
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Inadequacies of LTC consultation process 2020
Please note that the info below was up to date at the point when HE first attempted to submit their
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LTC DCO application submitted
The LTC DCO application has been submitted by Highways England today (October 23rd 2020). What exactly does this mean? A
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