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 he has determined under section 13(1) of the Act to make with modifications the Docklands Light Railway (Stratford International Extension) 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 the construction of an extension to the Docklands Light Railway, running from Royal Victoria station to the proposed Stratford International station and related railway works. The Order will also provide for the consequential abandonment of the North London Line between Royal Victoria and North Woolwich stations, the construction of altered and new stations, and the compulsory purchase and temporary use 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 his determination by way of a decision letter dated 25 October 2006 copies of which may be obtained from the TWA Orders Unit, Department for Transport, Zone 9/2, 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 his determination, he considered the environmental statement provided by the applicant 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. For the purposes of section 14(3AA), he confirms that the main measures to avoid, reduce and, if possible, remedy any major adverse environmental effects are those set out in paragraph 25 of the decision letter. Ellis Harvey, Head of TWA Orders Unit, Department for Transport, Southside, 105 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6DT