Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of current proposals for Junction 24 of the A12 Widening Scheme on traffic in Inworth.

National Highways submitted its application for development consent to the Planning Inspectorate in August 2022 and the application has been published on the Inspectorate’s website:

https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/eastern/a12On 12-chelmsford-to-a120-widening-scheme/.

National Highways has assessed the potential impact of the current proposal for Junction 24 of the A12 Widening Scheme on traffic in Inworth. This is set out in the Environmental Statement, Appendix 3.3, Junction 24, Inworth Road and Community Bypass Technical Report on the Inspectorate’s website.

An independent examining authority will carry out an examination of the proposal, including public hearings, and in due course will make a recommendation on whether to grant development consent order. It would not be appropriate to comment further while this application is under consideration.