M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway

What happens next

A decision on the application for a Development Consent Order for M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway was taken on 02 September 2016.

Timeline (14 items)

The Examination documents relating to this project have been archived and are no longer available on this site. The Secretary of State’s decision and Development Consent Order can be viewed on the Documents tab.

To find out where to view the Certified Documents please refer to the contact details set out in the Explanatory Note of the Development Consent Order.

30 May 2023

Representations received in response to the application for a non-material change to the M4 Junctions 3-12 Smart Motorway Development Consent Order have been published.

28 July 2022

An application for a non-material change to the M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway Development Consent Order has been made by National Highways. If you wish to make a representation, this should be emailed to [email protected]

The deadline for receipt of representations has been extended to 28 June 2022.

10 June 2022

An application for a non-material change to the M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway Development Consent Order has been made by National Highways. If you wish to make a representation, this should be emailed to [email protected]

The deadline for receipt of representations is 3rd June 2022.

04 May 2022

National Highways have submitted a Non Material Change Request to the Department for Transport for the project M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway, documents will be available to view on the project webpage soon.

03 May 2022
Decision made by the Secretary of State
02 September 2016
Recommendations given by the Planning Inspectorate
03 June 2016
  • Preliminary Meeting takes place
  • Examination begins
03 September 2015
Relevant representations published on the website
07 July 2015
Registration of interested parties closes
03 July 2015
Registration of interested parties begins
29 May 2015
Decision on whether or not to accept the application for examination
27 April 2015
Application received by the Planning Inspectorate
30 March 2015