Agenda and minutes
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Apologies for Absence Minutes: Peter Ward, Thurrock Business Representative sent his apologies, and John Speakman acted as his substitute. |
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To approve as a correct record the minutes of the Lower Thames Crossing Task Force meeting held on 12 November 2018. Minutes: The minutes of the Lower Thames Crossing Task Force meeting held on 12 November 2018 were approved as a correct record. |
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Items of Urgent Business To receive additional items that the Chair is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency, in accordance with Section 100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972. Minutes: There were no items of urgent business. |
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Declaration of Interests Minutes: There were no interests declared. |
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Statutory Consultation Response PDF 54 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Corporate Director Place
began by stating Appendix A in the agenda would be going to an
extraordinary meeting of Full Council on 11 December 2018, and
comments made at the Task Force would be captured and summarised.
He added that both business and resident representatives had been
invited to speak on the item. The Assistant Director Lower Thames
Crossing (LTC) stated that the response fell into two parts, the
first being the Council’s response as a Local Authority, and
the second being the Council’s response as a landowner. She
listed the recommendations made in the report and stated there was
a minor error at point 5.3.1 which would be rectified through a
delegated decision. She elaborated that the Council’s
response fell into three categories: an ‘in-principle
opposition’; the inadequacy of consultation; and the
substantial changes which would have to be mitigated against. She
highlighted point 3.6 which summarised the consultation response
and 3.7 which summarised the landowner response. The Assistant
Director LTC then stated that the Council had few direct land
parcels which would fall under the compulsory land acquisition
category, with only one residential property and few agricultural
holdings; but had a substantial amount which fell under the Part 1
Compensation category. These were land parcels which could claim
compensation for some form of pollution, up to one year after the
road had been opened. She finally drew the Committee’s
attention to Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR)
that considered the environmental effects of the LTC and informed
the final Environmental Assessment. |
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Task Force Priorities List PDF 114 KB Minutes: The Assistant Director LTC
began by highlighting that HE had responded with a written response
to question 8, which had been directly copied and pasted onto the
Priorities List. The Chair added that the Priorities List also
contained references to the mitigation schedule and invited the
Committee to make any additional comments. Councillor Spillman
commented that there was currently research being undertaken into
the effect living near busy roads had on conditions such as
dementia, and sought assurances that the HIA would contain all the
latest research. The Assistant Director LTC stated that the Public
Health team and Directors were meeting regularly and would raise
this point at the next discussion. |
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Minutes: The Chair confirmed that a traffic modelling report would be coming to the Task Force in January, and a report on the HIA would be coming to the Task Force in June/July 2019. The Chair then wished everyone a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. |