The Secretary of State for Transport gives notice under section 14(1)(b) and (2A) of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the Act”) that he has determined under section 13(1) of the Act to make with modifications the Felixstowe Branch Line (Land Acquisition) Order (“the Order”).

The Order was applied for by the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company, Tomline House, The Dock, Felixstowe IP11 3SY. It will confer powers on the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company to acquire compulsorly the land and rights over land required to construct and operate an additional railway line adjacent to approximately 7 kilometres of the existing Felixstowe Branch Line. Copies of the Order, once made, may be obtained from the Stationery Office or through booksellers.

The Secretary of State has, pursuant to section 14(1)(a) of the Act, given notice of his determination by way of a decision letter dated 2 July 2014, copies of which may be obtained from the TWA Orders Unit, General Counsel’s Office, Department for Transport, Zone 1/14-18, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR. That letter gives the reasons for the determination and the considerations upon which it is based; information about the public participation process; and information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the determination and the procedures for doing so.

Martin Woods, Head of the TWA Orders Unit, General Counsel’s Office, Department for Transport, Zone 1/14-18, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR.