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The projected climate impact of the Lower Thames Crossing is now approximately 25% higher than anticipated in National Highways' abortive planning application of two years ago, documents submitted for its new application show. The government-owned company pulled its previous application for a development consent order (DCO) in late 2020, based on early feedback from the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) that it was likely to be rejected. At the time, National Highways said it expected the delay to be minimal -perhaps as short as 100 days. National Highways finally submitted its new DCO application for the project -estimated to cost up to fybn - on 31 October and PINS announced late last month that it had accepted it for examination, having assessed the quality of National Highways' various consultations. |