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ARCHIVE NEWS - SEPTEMBER - NOVEMBER 2006
It will consider the three areas of deficiency identified at the first Public Inquiry and the Statement of Matters issued by the Government in 2003. Local residents’ groups – namely Cathedral Area Residents Association (CARA) and the Bankside Residents Forum (BRF) were the only groups to mount a vigorous defence of the Conservation Area, the Borough Market, local amenities, local businesses and homes at the first Inquiry and remain the only parties who will be arguing that Thameslink 2000 should be upgraded either via the Elephant & Castle (now itself the subject of a massive regeneration project with greatly improved transport links) or be tunnelled like Crossrail. Once again the onus will be on local residents to prove the case with technical data and evidence it could not possibly hope to commission and fund. Resident’s representatives made a request to the Inquiry Inspector for a Counsel to the Inquiry to be appointed and also for transcript of proceedings to be made – both requests were refused. |
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