The Secretary of State for Transport issued the Safeguarding Direction for Crossrail on 24 January 2008 (replacing previous directions issued in 1991, 2004 and 2005). This, along with plans, can be found as a download, right.

The Direction requires local planning authorities to consult with Cross London Rail Links (CLRL) regarding planning applications within the limits shown on the safeguarding plans before granting planning approval as they may conflict with the proposed route.

A document 'Information for Developers' is available. Please discuss this with the Safeguarding Team (contact details below).

The existence of the Safeguarding Direction will be declared by the local planning authority in response to searches of the local Land Charges register. If the search shows you are within a safeguarded zone, please contact the Safeguarding Team for further details.

The Safeguarding Team will accept enquiries by telephone, but to reduce the possibility of errors you will be asked for a plan if you wish to know about a specific site. The team aims to respond to enquiries within three working days of receipt but it may take longer at busy times.

The telephone number for the Safeguarding Team is 020 3023 9100. Plans can be faxed to 020 3023 9101. The email address is safeguarding@crossrail.co.uk

Further information about the effect of the safeguarding is also available from the Safeguarding Team.


This page last edited 25 July 2008.