Mrs. Anne Main MP

Member of Parliament for St Albans

House of Commons

London, SW1A 0AA

Tuesday, 6^th November 2007

Railfreight Inquiry

As you may have seen in the local papers the Planning Inspectorate’s Railfreight Inquiry began today.

I thought it might be helpful to send you a provisional timetable of the hearing which is being held in St Albans District Council offices in St Peters Street. The inquiry is estimated to end on the 10^th December.

All members of the public are welcome and you may choose to witness some of the proceedings at which you can come and go as you please.

On Thursday 15^th November I will be speaking at the hearing along with my colleague James Clappison, the MP for Hertsmere.

The Inspector will be left in no doubt and we expect the Government to listen: St Albans will not roll over and play dead just because some greedy developer wishes to plunder our green belt and clog up our roads.

There is more information about the hearing available on my website www.annemain.com.

With best wishes,

Anne Main

Conservative MP for St Albans

St Albans - Radlett SRFI Inquiry

Provisional Programme - (2 November 2007)

Week 1 - Commencing Monday 5 November

Tuesday

Inspector’s Opening

Opening statements

                        Helioslough

                        STRIFE

St Albans City and District Council

            Ron Hawkes (SA Noise)

Wednesday

Martin Hicks (SA Ecology)

            Andrew McIntosh (SA Restoration)

Thursday

Gary Driver (SA Light)

            Graham Woodward (SA Landscape)

Friday

            Jeremy Thorne (SA Rail)

Week 2 - Commencing Monday 12 November

Tuesday

            John Hargreaves (SA Planning)

Wednesday

Adrian Wallace (STRIFE Green Belt)

            J D O’Keeffe (STRIFE Noise)

Hurst (STRIFE Rail)

Thursday 15^th November

Anne Main MP

James Clappison MP

Ramblers Association

St Albans Civic Society

St Albans Community Forest Association

Friday

            First Rail Holdings

            Conditions and Agreements (First round table session)

Week 3 - Commencing Monday 19 November

Tuesday

            St Stephens Parish Council

            Chiswell Green Residents Association

Bricket Road Residents Association

Park Street Residents Association

            Ashdown Estate

            Individual Objectors

Wednesday

            Reserve

Thursday

Highways

Friday

            Highways (Cont)

Week 4 - Commencing Monday 26 November

Tuesday

            Highways (Cont)

Wednesday

Helioslough

Thursday

Helioslough (Cont)

Friday

            Helioslough (Cont)

Week 5 – Commencing Monday 3 December

Helioslough (Cont)

Week 6 – Commencing Monday 10 December

Conditions and Agreements (Final)

            Site visits

            Closing submissions

This programme remains provisional