Today's entry reports on the latest status of live
applications for development consent and a legal challenge.
There are now six 'live' applications for development
consent orders (DCOs). The status of each one is as follows, with
particular attention given to the first of these.
Silvertown Tunnel
This application was made on 3 May 2016. A decision on it was
originally due on 11 October, but on that day transport minister
Paul Maynard MP issued a statement delaying the decision until no later
than 10 November, ie this Friday (no doubt not delaying it for
exactly a month as that would have ended on a Saturday). That delay
was:
'to enable further consideration of the recent responses to
the Secretary of State consultations on the scheme which relate to
the updated UK plan for tackling roadside nitrogen dioxide
concentrations published by government on 26 July 2017.'
