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Proceeding contribution from Lord Berkeley (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Planning Bill.

Planning Bill

I hope that my noble friend does not mind if I ask him a question about his amendment. It seems a little odd that a Crossrail extension is again suggested as a special case. I am not sure exactly what he means by that. Crossrail trains will end up—apart from at Heathrow Airport, where there are buffers underground—on the main line. If the trains go beyond the existing extension, that will involve electrification and, possibly, the building of some sidings. Much of that would probably be on permitted development, because it is on the existing railway. Why is it thought important to bring Crossrail in as a special case whereas an extension to a railway line in Manchester or elsewhere would not get this preferential treatment?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
704 c718 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Disclosure of information Construction Civil proceedings Elizabeth line Airports Carbon capture and storage Health hazards Electricity generation Infrastructure Hazardous substances Freight Electric cables Heathrow Airport Planning permission Planning Ports Natural gas Nuclear power Offshore structures Power stations Railways Parliamentary scrutiny Railway network Public participation Passengers Parish and town councils National parks Pipelines Scotland Sewage Transport Storage Regional planning and development Wales Waste management Renewable energy Roads Wind power Rural areas Stansted Airport Leukaemia Water treatment Trans-European networks Marine Management Organisation Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements Nationally significant infrastructure projects Permitted development rights
Legislation
Planning Bill 2007-08
Link
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