Decision details

Orbital Rail in West London

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

Amar Dave, Strategic Director for Environment & Regeneration at LB Brent presented a report on Orbital Rail in West London. 

 

The Board agreed that the impact on freight movements should be included in the next phase of feasibility work.

 

RESOLVED that the West London Economic Prosperity Board:

 

1.         Agree that the Dudding Hill rail line is identified as a shared priority for boroughs represented on the West London Economic Prosperity Board based on the information collated to date by officers and TfL, and the advice of West London Growth Directors. This would be open to review at a future date as further data becomes available.

 

2.         Agree for officers to commission the next stage feasibility study, to be completed by June 2017, in order to inform the content of the forthcoming Mayor’s Transport Strategy and London Plan, as well as borough local plans.

 

3.         Agree to/engage with the Deputy Mayor for Transport and the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Regeneration in order to incorporate Dudding Hill into the Mayors Transport Strategy and London Plan.

 

4.         Instruct officers to develop a longer-term road map and project plan that will set out how the line will be taken to completion by the mid-2020s.

 

Publication date: 27/04/2017

Date of decision: 21/03/2017

Decided at meeting: 21/03/2017 - West London Economic Prosperity Board

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