Decision details

The purpose of this decision is to ensure that a timely consultation response is issued to Network Rail’s public consultation on the ‘C3R’ scheme.  This has been prepared on behalf of the Greater Cambridge Planning Service (Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council) and is aligned with the Cambridgeshire County Council and East Cambridgeshire District Council and Greater Cambridge Planning Service (Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council) response.

The Cambridge Re-signalling, Re-lock and Re-Control project (C3R for short) is a proposal to renew the signalling systems in and around the Cambridge area and deliver a modern signalling system to improve efficiency and reliability.

The consultation opens on 1st March 2021 and closes on 11th April 2021: Home - C3R Consultation

That the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development and Deputy Leader of Council (Statutory) - Strategic Planning and Transport agree the response to Network Rail’s public consultation on the Cambridge Resignalling Project C3R Scheme as set out in Appendix A.

To provide the Councils’ comments to this consultation in recognition of the opportunities it provides for rail improvements in the Cambridge Area.

The Council could choose not to respond to the consultation.