The Secretary of State for Transport gives notice under section 14(1)(b), (2A) (3A) of the Transport and Works Act 1992 (“the Act”) that she has determined under section 13(1) of the Act to make the Network Rail (Kettering to Wigston South Junction and Napsbury Lane) Order 2025 (“the Order”).

The Order was applied for by Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, 1 Eversholt Street, London NW1 2DN. It will authorise the compulsory acquisition of land and rights in land and to use land temporarily and for oversailing (where cranes and/or scaffolding extend into the airspace beyond the boundaries of their own land) for the purposes of works forming part of the Midland Main Line Electrification (“MMLe”) programme. The Order relates to the section of the line north of Kettering to Wigston South Junction. It would also provide for the Applicant to acquire rights of access to the electrified railway over a private road at Napsbury Lane, St Albans and powers to extinguish rights over the railway at Bridge 34 (“Three Arch Bridge”) in the District of Northamptonshire.

The Order, once made, may be found at https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ or can be obtained from the Stationery Office https://www.tso.co.uk/.

The Secretary of State has, pursuant to section 14(1)(a) of the Act, given notice of her determination by way of a decision letter dated 31 October 2025, copies of which may be obtained from the Transport Infrastructure Planning Unit, by emailing transportinfrastructure@dft.gov.uk. That letter gives the reasons for the determination and the considerations upon which it is based; information about the public participation process; and information regarding the right to challenge the validity of the determination and the procedures for doing so.

Kayla Marks, Head of the Transport Infrastructure Planning Unit, Department for Transport, Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 4DR