I have been asked by my Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State, to make this Written Ministerial Statement. This Statement concerns the application made under the Planning Act 2008 for the proposed alteration and upgrading by Highways England of the existing M25 Junction 10 Roundabout.
Under section 107(1) of the Planning Act 2008, the Secretary of State must make his decision within 3 months of receipt of the Examining Authority's report unless exercising the power under section 107(3) to extend the deadline and make a Statement to the House of Parliament announcing the new deadline.
The Secretary of State received the Examining Authority's report on the M25 Junction 10/A3 Wisley Interchange Development Consent Order application on 12 October 2020 and the current deadline is 12 May 2021, having been extended from 12 January 2021 by way of my written ministerial statement of 12 January 2021.
The deadline for the decision is to be further extended to 12 November 2021 (an extension of 6 months) to allow further consideration of environmental matters.
The decision to set a new deadline is without prejudice to the decision on whether to grant development consent.
