Windsor Royal was a proposed railway station in Windsor and part of the Windsor Link Railway, which would have seen Windsor & Eton Riverside and Windsor & Eton Central, replaced by one station which would link to Heathrow Terminal 5.
Plans[edit]
In June 2013, the company announced that Network Rail had given the green light to go ahead to the next phase of development and seek private investment.[1]
On 11 December 2013, the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead received 1,423 signatures in support of the project.[2] This resulted in the project being discussed at full council on 25 February 2014. A unanimous motion was passed in support of the project, noting the petition, encouraging WLR to engage in the planning process and looking forward to further submissions.[3][4]
In August 2014, WLR announced that it had retained Turner & Townsend to run a competition to select an investment partner.[5]
In November 2014, a working group of the local planning authority, the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, recommended support of the proposals in the borough local plan, provided no substantial harm to heritage assets was verified.[6] This was confirmed by the borough's cabinet on 26 February 2015.[7]
Also, the local neighbourhood plan[8] included the associated regeneration of the Windsor riverside area in its 'vision day'.[9] The Windsor Observer reported on 31 July 2015 that plans for a public consultation on the Windsor Link Railway had been delayed. This was to allow the rail link to be considered in the wider context of a "Windsor regeneration project".[10]
The WLR plans to link the two stations were rejected in early December 2018 by the Department for Transport.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Windsor press cuttings". The Windsor Link Railway.
- ^ "RBWM council receives petition signatures". The Windsor Link Railway.
- ^ "Local press reports on WLR council motion". The Windsor Link Railway.
- ^ "02/25/2014 Council - Minutes | the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead". Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Turner & Townsend appointed to run competition". The Windsor Link Railway.
- ^ "Windsor Link Railway scheme could be included for exploration in Royal Borough Local Plan". Royal Borough Observer.
- ^ "02/26/2015 Cabinet - Minutes | The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead". www.rbwm.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Windsor 2030".
- ^ "Plans to enhance and improve the centre of Windsor go on display with more people urged to comment". Royal Borough Observer.
- ^ "Plan for public consultation over Windsor Link Railway delayed after cabinet paper pulled". Royal Borough Observer.
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