PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
East West Rail Line (13 July 2023)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Bedford to Cambridge section of East West Rail is still designated a nationally significant infrastructure project.
Asked by:
Mohammad Yasin (Labour)
Asked by:
Mohammad Yasin (Labour)
Answer
There has been no change to the designation of the East West Rail Project. In 2019 the then Secretary of State directed that the East West Rail Project between Bedford and Cambridge, as well as any associated matters, is nationally significant, and as such should be treated as development for which development consent is required, under section 35 of the Planning Act 2008. Due to this, East West Rail Co. will be required to make an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to obtain permission to construct and operate the railway.
Answered by:
Huw Merriman (Conservative)
18 July 2023
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