Lower Thames Crossing – The Process
Lower Thames Crossing – The Process that Highways England have to go through to try to get permission, because contrary
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Info
The Thames Crossing Action Group – Keeping you up to date with how the action group is progressing.
TCAG Admin Team
Chair – Roger Slade
Vice Chair / Website – Laura Blake
Treasurer / Secretary – Kim Towlson
Legal Co-ordinator – Leigh Hughes
History of the proposed LTC
Here we will outline the key points of the history of the proposed LTC. 2009 – Department for Transport
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Tree Strategy Consultation Response
The UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) are currently holding a Tree Strategy Consultation, here is
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Investigative works in North Road
HE/LTC are currently beginning investigative works, Archaeological Trial Trenching surveys to be precise, in North Road, South Ockendon, amongst many
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Latest LTC site works announcements
Find out more about the latest LTC site works announcements (Latest update 1st September 2020): Please remember these works are
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Transport Decarbonisation Plan Consultation Response
On 31st August 2020 Thames Crossing Action Group submitted the following Transport Decarbonisation Plan consultation response. Please bear in mind
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TCAG response to LTC Design Refinement Consultation (Summer 2020)
Well we’re not ashamed to say that this has probably been the hardest LTC consultation to date for so many
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Inadequacies of the actual consultation
We looked at the inadequacies of the consultation materials in our previous update. Obviously there is also the glaring obvious inadequacies
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Design Consultation materials inadequacies
The words ‘Highways England’ and ‘Inadequacies’ side by side seem to be such a common occurrence in our experience. Let’s
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Cost of the proposed LTC
We’ve shared updates about the cost of the proposed LTC before, including an update in March that explained that the
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Design Consultation 2020 step by step
We know you’ve all been asking for any help and advice we can give on responding to the 2020 LTC
Read moreDesign Consultation – Step by step updates
We will list any further info or updates that we received and publish after the Step by Step to consultation
Read moreDesign Consultation 2020 Questions 1a and 1b
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Read moreDesign Consultation 2020 Questions 1c and 1d
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Read moreDesign Consultation 2020 Questions 1e and 1f
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Read moreDesign Consultation 2020 Questions 1g and 1h
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Read moreDesign Consultation 2020 Questions 1i and 1j
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Read moreDesign Consultation 2020 Questions 2a and 2b
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Read moreDesign Consultation 2020 Questions 2c and 2d
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Read moreDesign Consultation 2020 Questions 3a and 3b
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Read moreDesign Consultation 2020 Question 4
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Read moreDesign Consultation 2020 Questions 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e, and 5f
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More missing HE letters to residents
You may have read our update ‘Missing HE letters to residents‘ that we published on 28th of July, but now
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LTC impacts to special category land
Have you seen the details of LTC impacts to special category land on pages 88-90 in the the design consultation
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Havering Council’s concerns over LTC
Having previously been in support of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing it seems that after some recent events Havering Council’s concerns
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LTC Development Boundary stretches to J28 on the M25
We’re not sure if anyone else noticed during the Supplementary Consultation that the LTC development boundary stretches to J28 on
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North Rd ‘green’ bridge
Part of the Lower Thames Crossing proposals include the North Rd ‘green’ bridge in South Ockendon, but what do we
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Thurrock Council’s response to LTC Design Consultation
Thurrock Council’s response to LTC Design Consultation will be put before the General Services Committee this evening (Mon 3rd August
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Issues of London Resort and LTC
Some may be wondering why we are publishing an update about info from the London Resort (theme park) consultation. Well
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LTC impacts on leisure
Are you aware of some of the LTC impacts to sports clubs, and leisure facilities, such as the Orsett Show
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LTC impacts on farming
The LTC impacts on farming would include the destruction of acres of agricultural land, including some that is Grade 1
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LTC impacts to solar farms
Some of the LTC impacts to solar farms we have identified include not only delays and questions over the future
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Missing HE letters to residents
We have been hearing from some residents, whose homes would be impacted by the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, who still
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Electric Vehicles argument
One of Highways England’s go to comments when asked about pollution is to start saying how many Electric Vehicles there
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LTC Noise Barriers
One of the refinements in the latest consultation is the addition of 17 LTC Noise Barriers. Highways England have stated
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LTC Design Consultation 2020 Index
The LTC Design Consultation will run from Tues 14th July to Weds 12th August 2020. This consultation follows the Statutory
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Transport Action Network Legal Challenge – July 2020 update
We are delighted to hear the Transport Action Network legal challenge – July 2020 update As we have shared previously
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LTC Task Force under threat
TCAG learnt yesterday that the LTC Task Force is under threat. Despite the fact we had an LTC Task Force
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LTC Consultation webinars
Highways England have included four LTC Consultation webinars as part of this latest Design Consultation. These are a new way
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July LTC Task Force Meeting
The July LTC Task Force Meeting took place from 6pm on Monday 20th July 2020 at Thurrock Council, New Road,
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LTC User Charges
There is a very short section about LTC User Charges in the Design Refinement Consultation Guide on page 11 (or
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LTC road standard and safety
Starting on page 9 of the consultation guide (page 5/53 if you’re going by the pdf pages on the online
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LTC Design Consultation – Taking Part
The LTC Design Consultation launched at 00:01 on Tues 14th July and will run until 23:59 on Weds 12th August
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Lower Thames Crossing maps (issued 14th July 2020)
Lower Thames Crossing maps (issued 14th July 2020) by Highways England as part of the Design Refinement Consultation documentation. HE
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LTC Design Refinement Consultation announced
Highways England have officially announced today (Mon 29th June 2020) that they will be launching the LTC Design Refinement Consultation
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TCAG comment on retrospective LTC compound planning application
Following on from our previous update about the retrospective LTC compound planning application, Thames Crossing Action Group have now submitted
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Transport Action Network take legal action
We offer thanks and support as Transport Action Network (TAN) step up to make a legal challenge against the Government
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Workers are still unable to comply with 2m distancing
You may remember that we previously reported that we felt all LTC work should be halted due to COVID-19. Well,
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Retrospective planning application for LTC compound
One of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing contractors has submitted a retrospective planning application for a compound that has been
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TCAG response to LTC Supplementary Consultation (Spring 2020)
Well it is finally complete, we have submitted the official TCAG response to LTC Supplementary Consultation (Spring 2020). We appreciate
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Get Lost LTC!
You won’t be surprised to hear us say “Get lost LTC!“, But what about “Get lost whilst trying to use
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All LTC work should be halted NOW
We have already commented about how the Lower Thames Crossing Supplementary Consultation should be postponed until after the Coronavirus crisis
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The Wilderness
The Wilderness has been a part of Ockendon for at least 400 years. It is home to many varieties of
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More HE letters causing stress to residents
You may remember at the start of the Supplementary Consulation we shared details of how HE had sent erroneous letters
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Coronavirus COVID19
As this topic is constantly changing we will keep you updated and also provide a list of links to archived
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Latest from Thurrock MPs
As we all know there are two MPs that cover the Thurrock area, Stephen Metcalfe MP (South Basildon & East
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Impacts to Thurrock
Thurrock Council have long publicly stated their strong opposition to the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, find out more about what
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Supplementary Consultation 2020 step by step
We know you’ve all been asking for any help and advice we can give on responding to the 2020 LTC
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LTC – South of the River
To take full advantage of local knowledge of our friends across the river, we share some of the updates and
Read moreStep by step updates
We will list any further info or updates that we received and publish after the Step by Step to consultation
Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, and 9e
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Question 8
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 7a and 7b
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 6a and 6b
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 5a and 5b
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 4a and 4b
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 3a and 3b
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 2a and 2b
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 1i and 1j
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 1g and 1h
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 1e and 1f
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 1c and 1d
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Read moreSupplementary Consultation 2020 Questions 1a and 1b
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Estimated cost per mile (updated)
We all know what the true costs are to our lives, homes, communities, green belt, ancient forests, agricultural land, wildlife,
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BBC South East News – LTC Budget 2020
BBC South East News (11th March 2020) Not long after arriving at the info event at Linford on 11th March
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Spring Budget 2020 – LTC
Wednesday 11th March 2020 saw the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announce the Spring Budget 2020. The Road
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‘Smart’ LTC aspects of safety
With ‘Smart’ Motorways being very much in the news at the moment, and rightly so, we wanted to know more
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Further LTC updates/answers
We’ve been waiting on answers to some of our questions to Highways England about the proposed Lower Thames Crossing for
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LTC/M25/A127 (J29) junction
For those that may not be familiar, let’s take a look at LTC/M25/A127 (J29) junction, as it’s not a straight
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Impacts of LTC on forests and woodlands
There is no doubting the impact the proposed Lower Thames Crossing would have on so many things, including forests and
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LTC/A13 junctions
In this update we have a look at the LTC/A13 junctions and try to help unravel the mystery of these
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Yet more HE inadequacies
It probably won’t surprise regular visitors to our site that we have come across yet more HE inadequacies, this time
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Utility Trial Trenching Surveys
We have been advised by Highways England that they will be starting Utility Trial Trenching Suveys (UTT). This phase of
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The Stanford Detour
As we have explained previously, one of the problems of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing is the lack of adequate
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The Heathrow run way effect
You may have heard the recent news about the Court of Appeal ruling blocking the Heathrow expansion on environmental grounds.
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Unexploded ordnance concerns
There all sorts of concerns about the proposed Lower Thames Crossing. As many know unexploded ordnance (bombs) can be a
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Random development boundary – Bulphan
If you look through the Land Use maps for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing you will notice a very random
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LTC toxic triangle
The proposed Lower Thames Crossing would create a hugely destructive toxic triangle, and is not fit for purpose. We have
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LTC Bottleneck (M25-A13 junctions)
So we’ve already brought you details of the A13 bottleneck caused by LTC, next we bring you details of the
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Proposed Construction hours/routes
As part of the Supplementary Consultation Highways England have provided more details on the proposed construction hours/routes for the Lower
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BBC Essex Radio Interview (29 Jan 2020)
Thames Crossing Action Group were invited on to Dave Monk’s drivetime show on BBC Essex Radio on Jan 29th 2020,
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LTC Smart Motorway?
Something we are all wondering is whether the proposed Lower Thames Crossing will be a Smart Motorway. Not that there
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LTC Map Legends (issued 2020)
There have been many questions and concerns over what the LTC Map Legends actually mean. The wording of the descriptions
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LTC Project Director
There have now been a number of LTC Project Directors. In July of last year (2019) the then LTC Project
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Estimated cost per mile
We all know what the true costs are to our lives, homes, communities, green belt, ancient forests, agricultural land, wildlife,
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A13 Bottleneck (Supplementary Consultation)
One of the many things we have uncovered so far from the LTC Supplementary Consultation information, is that there will
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Lower Thames Crossing Maps (issued 29th January 2020)
New Lower Thames Crossing maps were issued on the 29th January 2020 by Highways England as part of the Supplementary
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Highways England have sent more letters with errors
In response to our email to Highways England we have now received a reply confirming that Highways England have sent
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Initial reactions to the LTC Supplementary Consultation
So as of a minute past midnight on Weds 29th Jan 2020 the info regarding changes for the proposed Lower
Read moreLower Thames Crossing Supplementary Consultation 2020
The Lower Thames Crossing Supplementary Consultation will run for 8 weeks from Weds 29th Jan to Weds 25th March 2020.
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