The Secretary of State for Transport gives notice under section 14(1)(b), (2A) and (3A) of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the Act”) that he has determined under section 13(1) of the Act not to make the proposed Leeds Trolley Vehicle System Order. The proposed Order was applied for by Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 2DE (“the applicants”).

The Secretary of State has, under section 14(1)(a) of the Act, given notice of this determination by way of a decision letter dated 12 May 2016, copies of which may be obtained from the TWA Orders Unit, 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.

The Secretary of State confirms that, before making this determination, he considered the environmental statement provided by the applicants and all objections and other representations relating to it, and that he otherwise complied with the obligations referred to in section 14(3A) of the Act.

Martin Woods, Head of the TWA Orders Unit, Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR