Member

Two things are clear in the case of the A303. The first is that an additional and viable route to the West Country is urgently required. The second is that Britain’s system of arterial roads, which date from the 1960s, would never have been built if modern circumstances had then prevailed. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill seeks to remove some of the impediments that afflict the planning system for nationally significant infrastructure projects. However, the judgment of the supporters of Amendment 52 is that the provisions of the Bill do not go far enough and that unless further measures are enacted, the objectives of the Bill are liable to be frustrated at every turn.