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The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) (Correction) Order 2025

S.I. 2025/1097 · Made 16 October 2025

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Infrastructure Planning

Made 16th October 2025

Coming into force 17th October 2025

The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022 (“the 2022 Order”)f1, which granted development consent within the meaning of the Planning Act 2008 (“the Act”)f2, contained correctable errors within the meaning of paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 4 to the Act.

In accordance with paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act, before the end of the relevant period, as defined in paragraph 1(6)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act, the Secretary of State received a written request from the applicantf3 for the correction of errors and omissions in the 2022 Order.

In accordance with paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 4 to the Act, The Secretary of State has informed the relevant local planning authorities for the area in which the land to which the 2022 Order relates is situated, that the request has been received.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 119 of, and paragraph 1(4) and (8) of Schedule 4 to, the Act, makes the following Order.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2022/1194.

f2

2008 c. 29. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 was amended by paragraph 70 of Schedule 13, and Part 20 of Schedule 25, to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20). There are other amendments to the Act which are not relevant to this Order.

f3

The term “applicant” is defined in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Corrections to the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule CORRECTABLE ERRORS
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) (Correction) Order 2025 and comes into force on 17th October 2025.

2Corrections to the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022

The Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022 is corrected as set out in the table in the Schedule of this Order, where—

(a)

column 1 sets out where the correction is to be made;

(b)

column 2 sets out how the correction is to be made; and

(c)

column 3 sets out the text to be substituted, inserted or omitted.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport

Marco Picardi

Head of the Transport and Works Act Orders Unit

Department for Transport

16th October 2025

CORRECTABLE ERRORS

Where the correction is to be madeHow the correction is to be madeText to be substituted, inserted or omitted
Article 2(1), definition of “Network Rail”After “company” omit“registration”
Article 2(1), definition of “relevant lead flood authority”For “and any successor flood authority to these authorities” substitute“or any successor flood authority to those authorities”
Article 30(5)For “development consent)of” substitute“development consent) of”
Article 51(1)(a), (b) and (c)For “Her Majesty” substitute“His Majesty”
Schedule 16, Part 5, (protection for First Corporate Shipping Limited), paragraph 50(1) and (2)For “highways access land” substitute“highway access land”
Schedule 16, Part 5, paragraph 50(3)(e)For “use f land” substitute“use of land”
Schedule 16, Part 8 (for the protection of National Grid as electricity undertaker), paragraph 90, in paragraph (a) of the definition of “specified works”For “existing apparatus” substitute“apparatus”
Schedule 16, Part 8, paragraph 98(2), (6) and (9)For “existing apparatus” substitute“apparatus”

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Order corrects errors and omissions in the Portishead Branch Line (MetroWest Phase 1) Order 2022, a development consent order under the Planning Act 2008, following a request under paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to that Act.