Decision details

London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking Line - Extension to Barking Riverside

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The delivery of a rail public transport to Barking Riverside is a key infrastructure requirement to deliver the potential set out in the Council’s Growth Strategy. The Greater London Authority (GLA) and Transport for London (TfL) are developing a business case to the Chancellor to part fund an extension of the Gospel Oak to Barking Line Overground Extension to Barking Riverside. The Cabinet will be presented with a report setting out the details of the business case and asked to support the rail proposal and its associated funding package.

Decision:

Cabinet resolved to:

 

(i)  Strongly support, in principle, the proposal to extend the London Overground line to Barking Riverside and the action of making a Transport and Works Act Proposal;

 

(ii)  Support the broad route alignment as detailed in the report;

 

(iii)  Support the continued safeguarding of the Docklands Light Railway line through Barking Riverside;

 

(iv)  Support any designs which provides for a second rail station near Thames View East;

 

(v)  Support the proposal to extend the London Overground line to Abbey Wood Station in Bexley; and

 

(vi)  Note that a further report will be presented to Cabinet setting out the financial implications of any proposed contribution by the Council towards the London Overground line to Barking Riverside.

 

(vii)  Ask TfL to examine the possibility of the Hammersmith and City Underground Line using Platform 1 at Barking Station, if the London Overground Line is extended to Barking Riverside.

 

(viii)  Assure residents and commuters that there will be minimum disruption during the works to the proposed new line.

Report author: Jeremy Grint

Publication date: 26/09/2014

Date of decision: 25/09/2014

Decided at meeting: 25/09/2014 - Cabinet

Effective from: 04/10/2014

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