The list below is a record of advice the Planning Inspectorate has provided in respect of the Planning Act 2008 process.
There is a statutory duty under section 51 of the Planning Act 2008 to record the advice that is given in relation to an application or a potential application and to make this publicly available. Advice we have provided is recorded below together with the name of the person or organisation who asked for the advice and the project it relates to. The privacy of any other personal information will be protected in accordance with our Information Charter which you should view before sending information to the Planning Inspectorate.
Note that after a project page has been created for a particular application, any advice provided that relates to it will also be published under the ‘s51 advice’ tab on the relevant project page.
Advice given between between 1 October 2009 and 14 April 2015 has been archived. View the archived advice.
Enquiry
Objecting to the use of King Edward Memorial Park during the construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel
Advice given
Thank you for your email of 22 July regarding the use of King Edward Memorial Park during the construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel project by Thames Water.
The decision to grant Thames Water development consent for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project was made by the Secretaries of State on 12 September 2014. In making the decision the Secretaries of State recognised that the temporary use of the Park during construction would be a serious loss to the surrounding communities and that there was a shortage of open space in this part of London. To reduce the impact of that loss the Secretaries of State decided to place a restriction on construction activity in the Park so that no work can take place on Saturday mornings, when the Park is used most by local people.
While this period of respite will no doubt be welcomed by the community, we acknowledge that the overall construction period will result in a temporary period of disruption for regular users of the Park. However, the Secretary of State also recognised that after construction the additional public open space created as a result will be a positive benefit for the local community.
If you would like to know more about the detailed construction timetable please contact the developer, Thames Water; their Tunnel project team will be able to provide you with further information.
