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High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021: government response

Government response to the consultation on the High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Bill: draft class approval.

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High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Act 2021: government response to the consultation on the draft class approval for matters ancillary to development under Schedule 17 (web-optimised version)

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High Speed Rail (West Midlands-Crewe) Act 2021: government response to the consultation on the draft class approval for matters ancillary to development under Schedule 17 (print-ready version)

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Details

The consultation on the draft class approval ran from 10 November 2020 to 8 December 2020. The consultation asked for the views of planning authorities and members of the public on the content of the draft class approval.

Four responses were received to the consultation. Two were from individual planning authorities, one was from a group comprising 2 planning authorities, and one was from a charity organisation.

This document:

  • summarises the responses received
  • outlines the government’s response to the points raised
  • gives the government’s decision

As a consequence of the consultation, a number of c development matters were agreed upon.lass approvals for

Published 15 March 2021