Examination hearings in October Update
There were a number of Examination Hearings in October, here we give you a quick rundown of some of the
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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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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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LTC risks and uncertainty
National Highways produce their Annual Report and Accounts each financial year, the report includes details of risks and uncertainty of
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LTC Sustainability Report
In July 2023 National Highways/LTC announced they published their first LTC Sustainability Report. For most it will come as no
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MPs publish damning report on Government roads programme
The Transport Select Committee have published a damning report following their inquiry in to Strategic Road Investment. The committee is
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Impacts to Emergency Services
We’ve been voicing serious concerns about the impacts to emergency services for years now. As the LTC DCO examination has
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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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July 2023 LTC Task Force Meeting
The July 2023 LTC Task Force meeting took place on Mon 17th July, the agenda for this meeting can be found
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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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Media coverage in July 2023
National Highways announcement about the possibility of using hydrogen for LTC construction machinery, if it goes ahead, got a bit
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LTC and Hydrogen
At a time of climate emergency there is rightly a lot of focus on carbon emissions, and of course greener
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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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Report calls for an urgent review of road building in England
In news that is very relevant to the proposed Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) a new report calls for an urgent
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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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Gravesham Council unanimously oppose the proposed LTC
This week saw Gravesham Council unanimously oppose of the proposed LTC again. The borough council reaffirmed their opposition at a
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TCAG’s LTC Minor Refinements Consultation response
Shared below is the TCAG LTC Minor Refinements Consultation response, which was submitted on Monday 19th June 2023. You can
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June 2023 LTC Task Force Meeting
The June 2023 LTC Task Force meeting took place on Mon 19th June, the agenda for this meeting can be found
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LTC – Project Objectives
Let’s take a quick look at the Lower Thames Crossing project objectives. (Listed on page 10 of the Local Refinement
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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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Revised utility proposals (East Tilbury)
National Highways have announced revised utility proposals in the East Tilbury area as part of the LTC Minor Refinements Consultation.
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Northern Tunnel Portal changes in Minor Refinements Consultation
The Minor Refinements Consultation booklet refers to changes relating to an increase in limits of deviation (LOD) for the northern
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Nitrogen deposition changes in Minor Refinements Consultation
We have previously posted an update about Nitrogen Deposition impacts of the proposed LTC, based on info that was shared
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Tunnel Boring Machine update in Minor Refinements Consultation
We have published an update about the tunnelling aspect of the proposed LTC before, including details of the Tunnel Boring
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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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LTC – ‘Smart’ Motorway by stealth
Following the pause on the roll out of ‘Smart’ Motorways, Government have now (15 April 2023)officially announced they are scrapping
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Freedom of Information request appeal
After the LTC Accounting Officer Assessment (AOA) was finally published, we submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the
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LTC delayed by 2 years
Today, 9th March 2023, Transport Secretary, Mark Harper MP has issued a statement in which he says that whilst the
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Strategic Road Investment Inquiry
The Strategic Road Investment Inquiry is being carried out by government’s Transport Select Committee. The inquiry is looking into how
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Ministers are being misled on Lower Thames Crossing costs
The Department for Transport (DfT) have today published the long awaited Lower Thames Crossing Accounting Officer Assessment. Accounting Officer Assessments
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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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Environment Act targets set
The long awaited Environment Act targets have finally been set out by Government. When the Act was passed it included
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LTC value for money issues
The National Audit Office (NAO) is the UK’s independent public spending watchdog, they support Parliament in holding government to account.
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No LTC if National Highways don’t resolve carbon issues
New Civil Engineer (NCE) have reported that a National Highways boss has said there won’t be a Lower Thames Crossing
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LTC Carbon Emissions
Our Government have committed to Net Zero, the Climate Change Committee have stated that “New roads should only be built
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LTC – Not fit for purpose
As well as concerns that it would be hugely destructive and harmful, one of the other main reasons that we
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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 Route Options
Back in 2009 the Department for Transport (DfT) carried out a study of route options for a new crossing. Due
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Incidents – LTC/Dartford Crossing
There are more than 3000 incidents per year at the Dartford Crossing, which as we all know often sees long
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