London, Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations)
What is planned?
THE THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED (THAMES TIDEWAY TUNNEL) ORDER 2014 (AS AMENDED)1 SI 2014 N0.2384 (the "Order") PRELIMINARY NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MAKE A GENERAL VESTING DECLARATION STATEMENT OF EFFECT OF PARTS II AND III OF THE COMPULSORY PURCHASE (VESTING DECLARATIONS) ACT 1981 AS MODIFIED BY ARTICLE 34 OF THE ORDER
Power to make a general vesting declaration
1. Thames Water Utilities Limited (hereinafter called the "Thames Water") may acquire any of the land described in the Schedule below by making a general vesting declaration pursuant to Article Articles 28, 29 and 34 of the Order and under section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981. This has the effect, subject to paragraph 4 below, of vesting the land in Thames Water's ownership at the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 2 below. A declaration may not be made before the end of a period of two months from the first publication of a notice which includes this statement except with the consent in writing of every occupier of the land affected.
Notices concerning general vesting declaration
2. As soon as may be after Thames Water make a general vesting declaration, they must serve notice of it on every occupier of any of the land specified in the declaration (except land where there is one of the tenancies described in paragraph 3) and on every person who gives them information relating to the land in pursuance of the invitation contained in any notice. When the service of notices of the general vesting declaration is completed, a further period begins to run. This period, which must not be less than 28 days, will be specified in the declaration. On the first day after the end of this period ("the vesting date") the land described in the declaration will, subject to what is said in paragraph 4, vest in Thames Water, together with the right to enter on the land and take possession of it. Every person on whom Thames Water could have served a notice to treat in respect of his interest in the land (other than a tenant under one of the tenancies described in paragraph 3) will be entitled to claim compensation for the acquisition of his interest in the land, with interest on the compensation from the vesting date.
Modifications with respect to certain tenancies
3. In the case of certain tenancies, the position stated above is subject to modifications. The modifications apply where the tenancy is either a "minor tenancy", i.e. a tenancy for a year or a yearly tenancy or a lesser interest, or "a long tenancy which is about to expire". The latter expression means a tenancy granted for an interest greater than a minor tenancy but having on the vesting date a period still to run which is not more than the period specified in the declaration for this purpose (which must not be more than a year). In calculating how long a tenancy has still to run, where an option to renew or to terminate it is available to either party, it shall be assumed that the landlord will take every opportunity open to him to terminate the tenancy while the tenant will use every opportunity to retain or renew his interest.
4. The modifications are that Thames Water may not exercise the right of entry referred to in paragraph 2 in respect of land subject to a tenancy described in paragraph 3 unless they first serve a notice to treat in respect of the tenancy and then serve every occupier of the land with a notice of their intention to enter and take possession after the period (not less than 14 days from the service of the notice) specified in the notice. The right of entry will be exercisable at the end of that period. The vesting of the land will be subject to the tenancy until the end of that period or until the tenancy comes to an end, whichever happens first.
SCHEDULE
Work | Description of the land |
Dormay Street (LB Wandsworth) | The rights of access and for crane oversailing over approximately 0.1 hectares of LB Wandsworth maintenance depot, bounded to the north by Bell Lane Creek, to the east by The Causeway, to the south by commercial properties at Dormay Street, London, SW18 1EY and to the west by further areas of the LB Wandsworth maintenance depot. |
Cremorne Wharf Depot (RB Kensington and Chelsea) | The right of access over approximately 0.02 hectares of part of an existing access, bounded to the north east by Station House (being part of the Lots Road Pumping Station) and Chelsea Wharf, 15 Lots Road, London, SW10 0QJ, to the south east by the River Thames, to the south west by the Lots Road power station site and to the north west by Lots Road. |
Albert Embankment Foreshore (LB Lambeth) | The right of access over approximately 0.2 hectares of land to the north west of St George Wharf, land to the west of Vauxhall Cross, part of public footway (Riverside Walk) and parts of Lacks Dock, bounded to the north, west and south by the River Thames and to the east by Camelford House and Vauxhall Cross (SE1 7TP) and St George Wharf (SW8 2LE, SW8 2LP and SW8 2LQ). |
Blackfriars Bridge Foreshore (City of London) | The right of access over approximately 0.2 hectares of Blackfriars Bridge westbound off-ramp and pavement at Victoria Embankment and Paul’s Walk, bounded to the east, south and west by the River Thames and to the north by Blackfriars underpass and the Victoria Embankment. |
Main tunnel between Tower Bridge and Chambers Wharf (LB of Tower Hamlets) | A stratum of subsoil below the River Thames at Tower Bridge to the Chambers Wharf proposed shaft. Approximately 0.5 hectares. The upper surface of the stratum of the sub-soil is at a level equivalent to -29.6m (minus twenty nine point six metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabout at its western boundary and -39.2m (minus thirty nine point two metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabouts at its eastern boundary, and the lower surface of the stratum of the sub-soil is at a level equivalent to -49.4m (minus forty nine point four metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabout at its western boundary and -59m (minus fifty nine metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabouts at its eastern boundary. |
Chambers Wharf (LB Southwark) | (i) Land being part of a vacant site at Chambers Street, Bermondsey, London. Approximately 0.4 hectares, bounded to the north by the River Thames, to the east by Fountain Green Square, to the south Chambers Street and to the west by East Lane and Bermondsey Wall West. (ii) The right for crane oversailing over approximately 0.2 hectares of an area of the River Thames foreshore adjacent to the land described in (i). |
Greenwich Connection Tunnel (LBs of Southwark, Lewisham and RB Greenwich) | A stratum of subsoil below land from Greenwich Pumping Station proposed drop shaft below Deptford Creek and properties at Creekside and Deptford Church Street to the Deptford Church Street proposed drop shaft; from there the land below Crossfield Street, Deptford High Street, Hyde Street, Edward Street, Grinling Place, Evelyn Street, Dragoon Road, Oxestalls Road, Rainsborough Avenue, Naomi Street, Yeoman Street, to the Earl Pumping Station proposed drop shaft; from there the land below Chilton Grove, Plough Way, Cunard Walk, Worgan Street, Tawny Way, Redriff Road, Deal Porters Way, Lower Road, Gomm Road, Southwark Park, Slippers Place, Southwark Park Road, Clements Road, Drummond Road, Webster Road, Storks Road, Collett Road, John McKenna Walk, Tranton Road, St. James’s Road, Jamaica Road, Bevington Street, Scott Lidgett Crescent, Chambers Street, to the Chambers Wharf proposed shaft. Approximately 7.8 hectares. The upper surface of the stratum of the sub-soil is at a level equivalent to -39.1m (minus thirty nine point one metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabout at its western boundary and -30.1m (minus thirty point one metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabouts at its eastern boundary, and the lower surface of the stratum of the sub-soil is at a level equivalent to -57m (minus fifty seven metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabout at its western boundary and -48m (minus forty eight metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabouts at its eastern boundary. |
Earl Pumping Station (LB Lewisham) | (i) Land being part of Thames Water operational Earl Pumping Station and commercial properties at 74 Croft Street, London, SE8 5DW/36 Yeoman Street, London, SE8 5DT and 64-72 Croft Street, London, SE8 5DW and an area of Croft Street. Approximately 0.2 hectares, bounded to the north west by Chilton Grove, to the north east by Yeoman Street, to the south west by Croft Street and to the south east by residential properties at Mandara Place. (ii) The right for crane oversailing over approximately 0.04 hectares of part of a commercial property at 74 Croft Street, London SE8 5DW/36 Yeoman Street, London, SE8 5DT adjacent to the land described in (i). |
Deptford Church Street (LB Lewisham) | Land being Crossfield Street Open Space and parts of Crossfield Street, Coffey Street and Deptford Church Street. Approximately 0.6 hectares, bounded to the north by Coffey Street, to the east by Deptford Church Street and to the south and west by Crossfield Street. |
Greenwich Pumping Station (RB Greenwich) | Land being part of Thames Water operational Greenwich Pumping Station and the site of part of a railway viaduct. Approximately 0.6 hectares, bounded to the north by railway viaducts, to the east by Norman Road, to the south by part of the pumping station and to the west by Deptford Creek. |
Main Tunnel between Chambers Wharf and Abbey Mills Pumping Station (LBs of Southwark; Tower Hamlets; Newham) | A stratum of subsoil below land from the Chambers Wharf proposed shaft under the River Thames to the King Edward Memorial Park Foreshore proposed drop shaft; from there the land below the River Thames and Narrow Street, Horseferry Road and Goodhart Place to the Limehouse Basin, then under Basin Approach, Island Row, Norway Place, Wharf Lane, Commercial Road, Salman Lane, then under the Limehouse Cut and under adjoining land on Copenhagen Place, Burdett Road, Thomas Road, Ursula Gould Way, Upper North Street, Seaborne Wharf, Aqua Vista Square, Invicta Close, Alphabet Square, Watts Grove. Anchor Wharf, Caspian Wharf, Violet Road, Seven Sea Gardens, St Andrews Way, Brickfield Road, Towcester Road to under Blackwall Tunnel Northern Approach, Gillender Street, the River Lee, Bow Creek, Twelve Trees Crescent, railway and Docklands Light Railway and Three Mills Studios to the proposed shaft at Abbey Mills Pumping Station. Approximately 10.8 hectares. The upper surface of the stratum of the sub-soil is at a level equivalent to -39.1m (minus thirty nine point one metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabout at its western boundary -45.5m (minus forty five point five metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabouts at its eastern boundary, and the lower surface of the stratum of the sub-soil is at a level equivalent to -58.9m (minus fifty eight point nine metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabout at its western boundary and -66.4m (minus sixty six point four metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabouts at its eastern boundary. |
King Edward Memorial Park Foreshore (LB Tower Hamlets) | (i) Land being part of King Edward Memorial Park, Glamis Road, Wapping, E1W, an area of River Thames foreshore, and part of Glamis Road. Approximately 0.9 hectares, bounded to the north by King Edward Memorial Park, to the east by Free Trade Wharf at 340 The Highway, London, E1W and the River Thames, to the south by the River Thames and the Shadwell Basin Outdoor Activity Centre and to the west by Glamis Road. (ii) The right for crane oversailing over approximately 0.4 hectares of an area of the River Thames foreshore and part of King Edward Memorial Park adjacent to the land described in (i). |
Bekesbourne Street (LB Tower Hamlets) | Land being part of Bekesbourne Street and its junction with Ratcliffe Lane and adjacent car parking spaces at Bekesbourne Street. Approximately 0.1 hectares, bounded to the north by Limehouse Station and the Docklands Light Railway, to the east by flats (John Scurr House, Ratcliffe Lane, London, E14 7JF) and to the south and west by residential blocks at Bekesbourne Street, London E14 7JQ. |
Abbey Mills Pumping Station (LB Newham) | (i) Land being part of Thames Water operational Abbey Mills Pumping Station. Approximately 0.6 hectares, bounded to the north, east and west by other parts of the Pumping Station and to the west by Prescott Channel. (ii) The right for crane oversailing over approximately 2.5 hectares of other parts of the pumping station adjacent to the land described in (i). |
Beckton Sewage Treatment Works (LB Newham) | (i) Land being an area within the Thames Water operational Beckton Sewage Treatment Works (STW). Approximately 8.8 hectares, bounded to the north, east and west by other parts of the STW and to the south by Hornet Way (ii) Land being an area within the Thames Water operational Beckton STW. Approximately 0.5 hectares, surrounded by other parts of the STW. (iii) The right of access over approximately 5 hectares of land between the areas described in (i) and (ii), land to the east of (i) and Jenkins Lane and landscaped area to the north of (i). (iv) Siphon tunnel from the proposed siphon inlet shaft to the proposed siphon outlet shaft, below Beckton STW. Approximately 1.3 hectares. The upper surface of the stratum of the sub-soil is at a level equivalent to 74m (seventy four metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabout at its western boundary 92m (ninety two metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabouts at its eastern boundary, and the lower surface of the stratum of the sub-soil is at a level equivalent to 78m (seventy eight metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabout at its western boundary and 96m (ninety six metres) OD (Ordnance Datum) or thereabouts at its eastern boundary. |
Name: John Sullivan
Position: Head of the Tideway Integration Group
Date: 24 November 2023
Please send any correspondence to: FREEPOST WSP, PO Box 75783, London EC2P 2RT
INFORMATION FORM - GENERAL VESTING DECLARATION
THE THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED (THAMES TIDEWAY TUNNEL) ORDER 2014 (AS AMENDED) SI 2014 N0.2384 (the "Order") To:
[I] [We] being [a person] [persons] who, if a general vesting declaration were made under Articles 28, 29 and 34 of the Order, and pursuant to section 4 of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981 in respect of all the land comprised in Order cited above in respect of which notice to treat has not been given, would be entitled to claim compensation in respect of [all] [part of] that land, give you the following information, pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of that Act.
1. Name and address of informant(s) (i)
2. Land in which an interest is held by informant(s) (ii)
3. Nature of interest (iii)
Signed
[on behalf of]
Date
(i) In the case of a joint interest insert the names and addresses of all the informants.
(ii) The land should be described concisely.
(iii) If the interest is leasehold, the date of commencement and length of term should be given. If the land is subject to a mortgage or other incumbrance, details should be given, e.g. name of building society and roll number. Please send completed Information Form to: FREEPOST WSP, PO Box 75783, London EC2P 2RT
'The Order has been amended by (1) SI 2015/723 issued on 17 March 2015; (2) SI 2017/659 issued on 16 May 2017; (3) SI 2018/1262 issued 29 November 2018; (4) Notices of Variation Nos.1 and 2 Issued on 17 March 2015 and 17 August 2017 respectively in respect of the Deemed Marine Licence; (5) SI 2020/268 issued on 10 March 2020; and (6) SI 2020/862 issued on 13 August 2020.
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