Shaping the design of the Lower Thames Crossing

We want to build and operate the Lower Thames Crossing in a way that brings the most benefit to the local area and the UK, whilst reducing our impact on our neighbours and the environment

Since 2013 we have actively sought the views of local communities and road users for 375 days, with more than 90,000 of you giving us your views. We have used your feedback, along with the results of ongoing engagement with a huge range of stakeholders, as well the findings of our ongoing surveys and investigations, to shape the design of the project.

Our most comprehensive programme of consultation ever included:

375 days of public consultation

136 public events

Over 34,000 event visitors

Almost 95,000 responses received

Over one million leaflets posted

Over 442,000 visits to our consultation website

You said, we did

We have used your feedback, along with the results of our engagement with stakeholders and technical surveys, to help us design a crossing that meets the objectives agreed by National Highways and the Department for Transport whilst reducing our impact on local communities and the environment.

You can find out more about how your feedback has shaped the Lower Thames Crossing by exploring the interactive tool below.

Our consultation and other related documents, including a summary of the feedback received during the local refinement consultation held earlier this year, are available to read.

Further information about the feedback we have received and how we responded can be found in our Consultation Report. This report is available to read on the Planning Inspectorate’s website.

Please note the information contained in this interactive tool is based on the proposals submitted in our Development Consent Order application in October 2022. Any subsequent changes to our proposals have not been included.

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