Officials are updating parts of the plan to roll out Transport for London's (TfL) north-south successor to the Elizabeth line. Crossrail 2 is expected to stretch from Epsom in the south to Broxbourne to the north.
Bosses have imposed 'Limits of Land Subject to Consultation', also known as 'Safeguarding Limits' on sections of land on the proposed route of the railway. But, in some areas - known as 'Areas of Surface Interest' - development planning that does not involve any building, engineering or other operation deeper than three metres below existing ground level, and does not involve either an increase in the planned floor space or an increase in the height of an existing building is permitted.Now, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has told the London Assembly that these are set to be updated for the middle of the proposed route to reflect an updated design. Discussions between TfL and the Government were due to take place in May.Mr Khan said on May 29: "Since the funding settlement letter of October 2020, Transport for London (TfL) has continued to engage with the Department for Transport (DfT) on updating the 2015 Safeguarding Directions for Crossrail 2. The DfT [Department for Transport] has indicated it will assist in updating the directions for the central section of the proposed route.
"This is subject to TfL agreeing statutory blight payments [for when the value or enjoyment of property is reduced by proposals for large scale public works] and the necessary programme for lifting the existing directions and replacing them with new directions to reflect the current Crossrail 2 scheme design. Further discussions between TfL and DfT are planned to take place in May."
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