The Lower Thames Crossing is a significant infrastructure project connecting Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent via two tunnels. Announced as the first major project to implement a streamlined environmental review, it will appoint a lead environmental regulator, Natural England, to oversee the project. This new system aims to cut planning permission time and associated costs, with help from other organizations like the Environment Agency. Issues that arise can be escalated to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The initiative follows recommendations from the Corry Review on easing green rule enforcement to facilitate project approvals.
The Lower Thames Crossing is the first major building project to implement a new scheme aimed at reducing environmental red tape and expediting approvals.
Natural England will act as the lead environmental regulator overseeing safeguarding efforts, with input from the Environment Agency and Marine Management Organisation.
The new system is intended to decrease the time required for planning permission and environmental approval while possibly lowering costs of the project.
The Corry Review suggested appointing lead environmental regulators to prevent new projects from being delayed, aiming to reform how green rules are enforced.
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