The Transport and Works (Applications and Objections Procedure) (England and Wales) Rules 2006

Rule 14(1)

The Ashton Vale to Temple Meads and Bristol City Centre Rapid Transit Order

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER

Bristol City Council of The Council House, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR and North Somerset Council of Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1UJ (together, “the Councils”) have applied to the Secretary of State for Transport under rules made under section 6 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 for the above-mentioned Order to be made under sections 1 and 3 of that Act.

The proposed Order would authorise the Councils to construct and operate works and to acquire compulsorily land and rights in land for the purpose of a rapid transit system between Ashton Vale, Temple Meads and Bristol City Centre. The rapid transit system would consist of a guided busway running from the Park and Ride site at Long Ashton, through Ashton Vale and Ashton Gate, crossing the River Avon via Ashton Avenue Bridge and running alongside Cumberland Road sharing the alignment of the Bristol Harbour Railway before crossing Prince Street Bridge and then, running on-street, completing an anti-clockwise loop around Bristol city centre via Temple Meads, Cabot Circus and Broadmead. Powers are sought in the Order for the guided busway system between Long Ashton Park and Ride and Prince Street Bridge and ancillary matters including works to the Bristol Harbour Railway, but not for the city centre loop.

The application is to be made subject to an environmental impact assessment.

The application contains a statement that a direction for deemed planning permission is being applied for in relation to the development that would be authorised by the Order.

Any objections to, or other representations about the proposals in the application for the proposed Order should be sent to the Secretary of State for Transport, Department for Transport, c/o TWA Orders Unit, Zone 1/31, Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR (email: transportandworksact@dft.gsi.gov.uk) on or before Thursday, 22 July 2010.

An objection or representation MUST (i) be received by the Secretary of State on or before Thursday, 22 July 2010, (ii) be made in writing (whether sent by post or e-mail), (iii) state the grounds of the objection or representation, (iv) indicate who is making the objection or representation, and (v) give an address to which correspondence relating to the objection or representation may be sent. (If you are sending your objection or other representation by e-mail, please provide a postal address).

The Secretary of State may make complete copies of the objections and other representations public, including any personal information in them, and will copy them to the Councils as the applicants for the Order.

All requests for further information, notices or other documents relating to the application should be addressed to the undersigned.

Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

50 Broadway, London SW1H 0BL

Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents acting for

Bristol City Council and North Somerset Council

11 June 2010