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Lower Thames Crossing

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 5 February 2025UIN 27341

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Lower Thames Crossing on residents of (a) South Basildon and East Thurrock constituency and (b) other surrounding areas.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The deadline for the decision on the application for a Development Consent Order by National Highways for the Lower Thames Crossing is 23 May 2025. The impacts of the Lower Thames Crossing, including the concerns of local residents, will be fully considered before a decision on the Development Consent Order is made. Given this is a live planning application to be determined by my Department, it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time.

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