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Lower Thames Crossing: Excavation

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 11 February 2026UIN 110702

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the environmental impact of a) soil excavation and b) disposal generated by the Lower Thames Crossing.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

On 25 March 2025, the Transport Secretary gave approval for the application from National Highways for a Development Consent Order for the Lower Thames Crossing. The Transport Secretary’s consideration of the application for the development including the environmental impacts are set out in her decision letter of 25 March 2025 which is available on the Planning Inspectorate’s website.

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