TRANSPORT AND WORKS ACT 1992

THE TRANSPORT AND WORKS (APPLICATIONS AND OBJECTIONS PROCEDURE) (ENGLAND AND WALES) RULES 2006

THE MIDLAND METRO (BIRMINGHAM EASTSIDE EXTENSION) ORDER

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER

The West Midlands Combined Authority (“the Authority”) of 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham B19 3SD has applied to the Secretary of State for Transport under section 6 of the Transport and Works Act 1992 for the above-mentioned order under sections 1 and 5 of that Act.

The proposed Order, if made, would authorise the Authority to construct and operate a new tramway in the city of Birmingham as an extension to the existing Midland Metro tramway system. The proposed new tramway would join the existing tramway from the junction of Bull Street and Corporation Street, running east along Bull Street, across Moor Street Queensway, continuing south under the proposed new High Speed 2 station at Curzon Street and along New Canal Street and Meriden Street, before continuing east along High Street Deritend where the tramway terminates.

The application is to be made subject to an environmental impact assessment.

The application contains a statement that a direction for deemed planning permission is being applied for.

Any objections to, or other representations about, the proposals in the application should be sent to the Secretary of State for Transport c/o Transport and Works Act Orders Unit, Department for Transport, Zone 1/14-18, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR (e-mail: transportandworksact@dft.gsi.gov.uk).

An objection or other representation MUST (i) be received by the Secretary of State on or before 15 November 2016, (ii) be made in writing (whether sent by post or e-mail), (iii) state the grounds of the objection or other representation, (iv) indicate who is making the objection or other representation, and (v) give an address to which correspondence relating to the objection or other representation may be sent. (If you are sending your objection or other representation by e-mail, please provide a postal address.)

The Secretary of State may make complete copies of the objections and other representations public, including any personal information contained in them, and will copy them to the applicant for the Order.

Pinsent Masons LLP

Solicitors and Parliamentary Agents acting for the West Midlands Combined Authority

30 Crown Place, Earl Street, London EC2A 4ES

4 October 2016