Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 (CAH1)

Compulsory Acquisition Hearing 1 – ‘The Applicant’s Strategic Case’, will take place on 15th September.  This is a hearing for those who are officially considered Affected Parties only.  That is, those whose land and/or property is directly impacted by the proposed LTC.

Find out more about this requirement and Compulsory Acquisition Hearings here.

We have been advised by the LTC PINS Case Team that they will be contacting those persons who requested to be heard at a CAH by Procedural Deadline D shortly if they have not made clear whether they will be attending in person or virtually to these events; and to also ask which of the Compulsory Acquisition Hearings (CAH1/CAH2) they wish to attend.

Location: Blended event – In person at Orsett Hall Hotel, Prince Charles Ave, Orsett, Grays RM16 3HS / Online via Microsoft Teams

Starting: 10am, with registration for the hearing from 9.45pm

The Examining Authority (ExA) will publish a detailed agenda on the project webpage at least five working days in advance of the Hearing date. However, the actual agenda on the day of each Hearing may be subject to change at the discretion of the ExA. This hearing is predominantly aimed at the Applicant, National Highways.  CAH2 is aimed at Affected Persons.

If you have any questions, or for any reason you can no longer attend the CAH after registering to attend please advise the LTC Case Team asap via email or call 0303 444 5000.  Please use the same contact details for any questions relating to the CAH.

NB. Continuation of this hearing (if required) will be on a date, time and place to be set.  NB. There are also other dates reserved for other CAH in October and November if required.  Please see our LTC DCO Process Timeline for more info on the reserved dates.

Just want to watch the hearing?

You do not need to register to watch the hearing.  A link to the livestream of the meeting will be published on the project webpage and the livestream will begin at 10am. A recording and transcript of the hearing will also be published on the project webpage shortly after the hearing has taken place.

Related

PINS Notice of September Hearings – click here

Compulsory Acquisition Hearings for impacted land and property owners – click here

Taking part in the LTC DCO process – click here

Taking part in an online LTC DCO Meeting/Hearing – click here

LTC DCO application – 1st attempt (2020) Update Index – click here