Stage 2 Consultation on re-opening the Portishead branch line as part of MetroWest Phase 1
Bath & North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire October to December 2017 wwwcouncils.travelwest.info working together to improve your local transport Stage 2 Consultation on re-opening the Portishead branch line as part of MetroWest Phase 1 23 October to 4 December 2017
This Public Consultation
North Somerset District Council (NSDC) are consulting the local community, land/property owners, statutory bodies, government agencies, local interest groups and wider stakeholders on our plans to re-open the Portishead branch line and re-introduce passenger train services, as part of MetroWest Phase 1. Re-opening the Portishead branch line requires development consent from the Secretary of State for Transport through a Development Consent Order (DCO). The geographic extent of the DCO application is shown in the plan below, and we are formally consulting on this part of the MetroWest Phase 1 project, through this consultation. Details of our proposals are set out in the pink pages from page 11 to 23 inclusive – these pink pages explain our proposals for the DCO scheme on which we are seeking your views. The wider MetroWest Phase 1 proposals also entail increasing the frequency of trains for the Severn Beach Line and the Bath Spa to Bristol line, however this does not require any development consent. This consultation is about our proposal to apply for a DCO to re-open the Portishead branch line. Details of how to respond to this consultation are set out on page 27.