Decision details

East West Rail Bedford to Cambridge route alignments and station locations consultation response

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To confirm the Council’s response (potentially including joint responses) to East West Rail Bedford to Cambridge route alignments and station locations consultation. The Council previously provided responses to broad route options for a new railway between Bedford and Cambridge. Following determination of a preferred broad route option, the forthcoming consultation will relate to detailed route alignments and station location options within Cambourne.

Decision:

Cabinet:

 

a)    Approved the Council’s response to the East West Rail consultation as set out in Appendix A of the report.

b)    Delegated authority to the Joint Director of Planning and Economic Development to make further technical comments in consultation with the Lead Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning of South Cambridgeshire District Council.

Report author: Joanna Dixon

Publication date: 26/05/2021

Date of decision: 24/05/2021

Decided at meeting: 24/05/2021 - Cabinet

Effective from: 04/06/2021

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