Department for Transport

TRANSPORT AND WORKS ACT 1992

The Secretary of State for Transport gives notice under section 14(1)(b), (2A), (3A) and (3AA) of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the Act”) that she has determined under section 13(1) of the Act to make with modifications the Docklands Light Railway (Capacity Enhancement and 2012 Games Preparation) Order (“the Order”).

The Order was applied for by Docklands Light Railway Limited, PO Box 154, Castor Lane, Poplar, London E14 0DX. It will authorise platform extensions at 4 Docklands Light Railway (“DLR”) stations on the Poplar to Stratford line and at 7 DLR stations on the Poplar to Beckton line, together with associated works, to enable the operation of 3-car trains. It will also authorise works at the Delta Junction to increase the operational capacity of the DLR and the permanent or temporary acquisition of land. 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 her determination by way of a decision letter dated 19 July 2007, copies of which may be obtained from the TWA Orders Unit, Department for Transport, Zone 9/9, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6DT. 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 her determination, she considered the environmental statement provided by the applicant and all objections and other representations relating to it, and that she otherwise complied with the obligations referred to in section 14(3A) of the Act. For the purposes of section 14(3AA), she confirms that the main measures to avoid, reduce and, if possible, remedy any major adverse environmental effects are those set out in the proposed planning conditions and the Code of Construction Practice referred to in paragraph 34 of the decision letter.

Ellis Harvey, Head of the TWA Orders Unit, Department for Transport, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DT