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 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 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 moreNew Civil Engineer (NCE) have reported that a National Highways boss has said there won’t be a Lower Thames Crossing
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 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 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 moreIt’s hardly surprising that with such a hugely destructive and harmful project like the proposed Lower Thames Crossing that National
Read moreLet’s take a quick look at the Lower Thames Crossing project objectives. (Listed on page 10 of the Local Refinement
Read moreBack in 2009 the Department for Transport (DfT) carried out a study of route options for a new crossing. Due
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 moreThere are more than 3000 incidents per year at the Dartford Crossing, which as we all know often sees long
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