TRANSPORT AND WORKS ACT 1992

THE TRANSPORT AND WORKS (APPLICATIONS AND OBJECTIONS PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND AND WALES) RULES 2006 — RULE 14(1)

THE TRANSPORT AND WORKS (APPLICATIONS, OBJECTIONS AND INQUIRIES PROCEDURE) (AMENDMENT) (ENGLAND AND WALES) RULES 2023

PROPOSED LOWESTOFT TIDAL BARRIER ORDER

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER

The East Suffolk Council (“the Council”) of Station Road, Melton, Woodbridge IP12 1RT has applied to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under section 6 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 for the Lowestoft Tidal Barrier Order to be made under sections 3(1)(b) and 5 of that Act.

The proposed Order, if made, would authorise the Council to construct, operate and maintain a new tidal barrier comprising principally of twin mitre gates across the inner harbour entrance channel to Lake Lothing on the seaward side of the A12/A47 Bascule Bridge in Lowestoft, East Suffolk together with new demountable tidal defences connecting into the new tidal barrier, new operational buildings and to execute any ancillary works.

The proposed Order would also confer the necessary powers on the Council to acquire, compulsorily or by agreement, land and rights in land and to use land for the purposes of the works and confer other powers in connection thereto including to alter, stop up and divert existing paths and streets.

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

The Order 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 Order application should be sent to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, c/o Floods Casework Team, Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Seacole Block, Ground Floor, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF (FloodsCasework@defra.gov.uk) on or before 23 November 2023.

An objection or representation MUST (i) be received by the Secretary of State on or before 23 November 2023, (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 any objections or other representations public, including any personal information contained in them, and will copy them to the Council as the applicant for the Order.

BDB Pitmans LLP (acting for the Council)

One Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BL

13 October 2023