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 Nottingham Express Transit System Order (“the Order”).

The Order was applied for by Nottingham City Council and Nottinghamshire County Council. It will authorise the construction and operation of two extensions to the existing Nottingham Express Transit system. The extensions would run from Nottingham city centre to Clifton via Wilford and from the city centre to Chilwell via Beeston. It will also authorise the acquisition and use of land compulsorily or by agreement, interference with and alteration of rights of way and the imposition of traffic regulation measures. 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 30 March 2009, 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 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 referred to in paragraphs 39, 50 and 52 of the decision letter.

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