NOTICE OF CONSULTATION A66 NORTHERN TRANS-PENNINE PROJECT PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION A66 NORTHERN TRANS-PENNINE PROJECT PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER
SECTION 47 PLANNING ACT 2008 NOTICE PUBLICISING A STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
Highways England proposes to make an application under section 37 of The Planning Act 2008 to the Secretary of State for a development consent order (the Application). The main proposals in the Application are:
- Dualling the remaining single carriageway sections of the A66 between M6 junction 40 at Penrith and the A1(M) junction 53 Scotch Corner.

- Junction improvements at each end of the 50-mile stretch at M6 junction 40 and A1 (M) junction 53 Scotch Corner.

- Improvements at key junctions along the route including:

- Center Pares junction;

- Sowerby Bypass junction and Main Street junction;

- Long Marton junction, Crackenthorpe junction and Appleby Bypass junction

- Sandford (B6259) junction, Warcop junction and Langrigg junction;

- A67 junction;

- Cross Lanes junction and Rokeby junction; and

- West Layton/Collier Lane junction, Moor Lane junction and Warrener Lane junction.

Highways England has a duty under section 47 of the Planning Act 2008 to consult the local community about the Application in accordance with its Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC). The SoCC sets out how we will consult the local community about our proposals. We must also make the SoCC available for inspection by the public and publish this notice stating where and when the statement can be inspected. We then must carry out consultation in accordance with the statement. The scheme proposed in the Application is an Environmental Impact Assessment development as it falls within Schedule 1 of The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, which means a Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) has been produced (to describe the environmental effects of the scheme based on a preliminary assessment). It also means that an environmental statement will be produced and submitted with the application in due course.
Following the publication of this notice and the SoCC, Highways England will undertake a statutory period of consultation and invite comments on the project between 24 September 2021 to 6 November 2021 (inclusive). This notice contains a summary of the consultation details. However, full details of the consultation can be found in the SoCC. This can be viewed free of charge along with our consultation materials, online at https:// highwaysengland.co.uk/our-work/north-west/a66-northern-trans-pennine/ or in hard copy at the following deposit locations from the start of our consultation period. Please note: Consultation materials will be available from the start of the consultation date on the website and deposit locations (subject to unforeseen circumstances or Covid-19 regulations), as detailed, not in advance.
You can also view the SoCC and our other consultation materials at a series of consultation events taking place throughout the consultation at the locations, days and times set out in the table below. Highways England staff involved in the project will be available at each event to answer questions about the project and the consultation. Consultation events will be held at the venues listed in the table below during the consultation period.

Contact the Highways England team for further information or to request hard copies:
Email: A66NTP@highwaysengland.co.uk
Write: Freepost A66 NORTHERN TRANS-PENNINE PROJECT
Telephone: 0333 090 1192
(Monday to Friday 09.00 - 17.00)

Public Consultation Events
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