Examination of Witnesses (Questions 20580
- 20586)
20580. Finally, paragraph 24 of the Petition
dealing with the Limmo Peninsula worksite, the Council welcomes
the undertaking given by the Promoter on 21 February that they
will provide a detailed construction methodology for the Limmo
Peninsula worksite as soon as reasonably practicable. The Council
would like an undertaking that the Promoter will use best endeavours
to ensure that the noise impacts of the Crossrail construction
works will not cause unacceptable noise impact to residents of
any future redevelopment of the former Pura Foods site and will
liaise with the Council in respect of the construction noise impacts
to enable the Council to review the Promoter's noise assessments.
Can I thank the Committee for their patience and their attention.
20581. Sir Peter Soulsby: Thank you very
much, indeed, Mr Drabble. For the record, the two letters referred
to, the first of 21 February from the Promoter to the London Borough
of Tower Hamlets will be A234 and the letter of the Promoter to
the London Borough of Tower Hamlets of 7 March will be A235. Do
the Promoters want to respond? Mr Elvin?
20582. Mr Elvin: We are obviously pleased
that the London Borough of Tower Hamlets does not find it appropriate
to present a case against Crossrail at this hearing but simply
to read a statement and that it does not consider it necessary
to take any points of oral evidence against AP3 or any aspects
of the Bill.
20583. Unfortunately, since we were not able
to see the statement before this morning, although we had requested
sight of it last week, I think the safest thing rather than confirm
whether we accept Tower Hamlets' interpretation of those letters
is simply to say that our position is as set out in those letters
in the terms in which it is set out rather than seek to analyse
the interpretation that Tower Hamlets put on it. I simply have
not had the time to look at it in sufficient detail.
20584. In terms of the new undertakings that
are requested, I can certainly give undertakings in relation to
the Isle of Dogs that we will continue to liaise with the Council
in respect of the construction noise impact on the Isle of Dogs
to enable the Council to review our noise impact assessments and
in relation to Stepney Green, I thought we had done that on 7
March, we will also give an undertaking to continue to liaise
with the Council in request of the construction noise impact at
Stepney Green to enable the Council to review the Promoter's noise
impact assessment. With regard to Mr Drabble's departures from
script to request further undertakings and the one on the Limmo
Peninsula worksite, if Mr Drabble's clients would put those in
writing to the Department, we will obviously give such undertakings
as we can but since I do not have the others in writing it is
a little difficult to tell at the moment. If it is convenient
to the Committee we will deal with those requests in writing and
copy the Committee in on any further undertakings that are given.
Thank you, Sir.
20585. Mr Drabble: Can I say the departures
from script, just so members understand, are verbatim quotes from
the letters which I wanted to get on the transcript so I do not
think Mr Elvin will have any trouble finding those, at least I
hope not.
20586. Sir Peter Soulsby: Thank you very
much, indeed. Clearly that is an interpretation for a later stage
and no doubt we will hear more, therefore that is as far as we
need take it today which means we can have our coffee earlier.
The Committee will stand adjourned until Wednesday 14 March.
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