The A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026
This Statutory Instrument, the A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026, formally amends the original 2026 Development Consent Order concerning the A46 Coventry Junctions project by correcting specific errors and omissions identified in the primary order, as authorized under the Planning Act 2008, with corrections detailed in the accompanying Schedule relating to interpretations, limits of deviation, street stopping up, and various works plans.
Arguments For
Ensuring the legal accuracy and implementability of the underlying A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent Order 2026.
Providing clarity and removing ambiguity in key definitions, site descriptions, and procedural references within the primary consent order.
Following the statutory process outlined in the Planning Act 2008, Schedule 4, to rectify correctable errors identified after the original order was made.
Arguments Against
The need for secondary legislation (a correction order) suggests initial vetting or drafting of the primary order contained significant flaws that required subsequent administrative correction.
While necessary for technical accuracy, the corrections potentially alter the scope or interpretation of aspects like land acquisition rights, access provisions, or environmental requirements without full public consultation typical of primary planning reviews.
Introducing numerous piecemeal changes via correction orders can complicate the ongoing management and understanding of the primary development consent for contractors and regulators.
STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2026 No. 556
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
The A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026
Made
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22nd May 2026
Coming into force
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27th May 2026
This section identifies the legal status of the instrument as a Statutory Instrument from 2026, numbered 556, falling under the domain of Infrastructure Planning.
It formally names the document as the A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026 and states the dates it was made (May 22, 2026) and when it legally came into force (May 27, 2026).
The A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent Order 2026 ('the 2026 Order')( 1 ), which granted development consent within the meaning of the Planning Act 2008 ('the Act')( 2 ), contains correctable errors within the meaning of paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 4 to the Act.
The original Development Consent Order, known as the 2026 Order, granted necessary permissions for the A46 Coventry Junctions project under the 2008 Planning Act.
This new instrument confirms that the original 2026 Order contains errors that are legally recognized as 'correctable errors' under Schedule 4 of the Planning Act 2008.
In accordance with paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act, before the end of the relevant period as defined in paragraph 1(6)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act, the Secretary of State received a written request from the applicant( 3 ) for the correction of errors and omissions in the 2026 Order.
The Secretary of State formally received a written request from the project applicant asking to fix the identified errors within a specified timeframe.
This request was made according to the powers granted under paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 of the Planning Act 2008.
In accordance with paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 4 to the Act, the Secretary of State informed the relevant local planning authorities, for the area in which the land to which the 2026 Order relates is situated, that the request has been received.
Following the receipt of the correction request, the Secretary of State notified the relevant local planning authorities where the consented project land is located.
This notification adhered to the requirement set out in paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 4 to the Act.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 119 of, and paragraph 1(4) and (8) of Schedule 4 to, the Act, makes the following Order.
The Secretary of State now creates this Correction Order.
The authority to do so comes from Section 119 of the Planning Act 2008, combined with powers specified in paragraph 1(4) and (8) of Schedule 4 of the same Act, which cover the power to issue corrections.
Citation and commencement
- This Order may be cited as the A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026 and comes into force on 27th May 2026.
The first numbered article establishes the official short title for this legislation.
It confirms that the Order is officially named the A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026 and sets the date it legally takes effect as May 27, 2026.
Corrections to the A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent Order 2026
- The A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent Order 2026 is corrected as set out in the table in the Schedule to this Order, where-
- (a) column 1 sets out where the correction is to be made;
- (b) column 2 sets out how the correction is to be made; and
- (c) column 3 sets out the text to be substituted, inserted, or omitted.
Article 2 specifies that the changes to the 2026 Order are detailed in a comprehensive table found in the Schedule attached to this Correction Order.
The table organizes the necessary amendments into three specific columns: indicating the location of the error (column 1), the method of correction (column 2), and the specific text to be replaced, added, or removed (column 3).
( 1 ) S.I. 2026/537.
( 2 ) 2008 c. 29. Paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 was amended by paragraph 70 of Schedule 13, and Part 20 of Schedule 25, to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20). There are other amendments to paragraph 1 which are not relevant to this Order.
( 3 ) The term 'applicant' is defined in paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Planning Act 2008.
This footnote section provides references for the primary legislation and documents cited.
It identifies the original 2026 Order as S.I. 2026/537 and notes that the Planning Act 2008 (c. 29) has been amended, particularly Schedule 4, by the Localism Act 2011.
It also confirms where the term 'applicant' is legally defined within the Planning Act 2008.
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This status note indicates that the document presented is the official version as it was first published and enacted, and it has not been subject to any subsequent amendments since its initial making.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Transport
Natasha Kopala Head of the Transport and Works Act Orders Unit
Department for Transport
22nd May 2026
This part formally authenticates the Order, showing it was signed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport by Natasha Kopala, who heads the specific Orders Unit within the Department for Transport, on May 22, 2026.
Schedule
CORRECTABLE ERRORS
| (1) Where the correction is to be made | (2) Howthe correction is to be made | (3) Text to be substituted, inserted or omitted | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Article 2(1) (interpretation), definition of 'the 2017 Regulations' | Omit | ''the 2017 Regulations' means the Compulsory Purchase of Land (Vesting Declarations) (England) Regulations 2017;' | | Article 2(1) (interpretation), definition of 'classification of roads plans' | For 'Schedule 11' substitute | 'Schedule 10' | | Article 7(3) (limits of deviation) | For 'paragraph (1)' substitute | 'paragraph (2)' | | Article 10(1)(b) (application of the 1991 Act) | After 'the powers conferred by section 64(a) (dual carriageways and roundabouts)' insert | 'and' | | Article 11(2) (street works) | After 'for the purposes of' omit | 'the sections of' | | Article 17(1) (permanent stopping up of streets and private means of access) | For 'Schedule 3 (permanent stopping up of streets and private means of access)' substitute | 'Schedule 3 (permanent stopping up of highways and private means of access & provision of new highways and private means of access)' |n| Article 18(3) (classification of roads and speed limits, etc.) | For 'developed' substitute | 'development' | | Article 18(6) (classification of roads and speed limits, etc.) | After 'falling within regulation 3(4' insert | ')' | | Article 23(1) (authority to survey and investigate the land) | After 'any land shown within the Order Limits' insert | 'and, where reasonably necessary, any land which is adjacent to, but outside the Order limits' | | Article 29(2) (compulsory acquisition of rights and imposition of restrictive covenants) | For 'Schedule 6 (land in only which new rights etc. may be acquired)' substitute | 'Schedule 6 (land in which only new rights etc. may be acquired)' | | Article 35(9) (application of the 1981 Act) | After 'But see article 36(3)' insert | '(' | | Article 39(9) (temporary use of land for maintaining the authorised development) | For 'paragraph (6)' substitute | 'paragraph (8)' | | Article 42(1) (apparatus and rights of statutory undertakers in stopped up streets) | For '(permanent stopping up of streets)' substitute | '(permanent stopping up of streets and private means of access)' | | Article 43(2) (recovery of costs of new connections) | For 'article 39 (temporary use of land for maintaining | 'article 41 (statutory undertakers)' |
The Schedule lists specific, correctable errors within the 2026 Order.
Corrections include removing an obsolete definition for 'the 2017 Regulations,' amending a reference from 'Schedule 11' to 'Schedule 10' regarding road plans, and correcting limits of deviation references from paragraph (1) to (2).
The definition concerning the stopping up of streets (Article 17(1)) is clarified to include the provision of new highways.
Furthermore, language regarding land surveying powers (Article 23(1)) is expanded to include adjacent land outside the defined Order Limits.
Article 2
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| (1) Where the correction is to be made | (2) Howthe correction is to be made the authorised development)' | (3) Text to be substituted, inserted or omitted | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| | Article 45 (existing powers and duties of the undertaker) | For 'the 2000 Act' substitute | 'the 2008 Act' | | Article 47 (operational land for purposes of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) | After '(cases in which land is to be treated as' insert | 'not' | | Schedule 1 (authorised development) in the preamble of 'In the administrative areas of Coventry City Council and Rugby Borough Council', paragraph (a)(i) | After '2I' insert | ', 3B' | | Schedule 1 (authorised development) in the preamble of 'In the administrative areas of Coventry City Council and Rugby Borough Council', paragraph (a)(ii) | After '1C' insert | ',' | | Schedule 1 (authorised development), Work No. 1A(b) | For 'access plan' substitute | 'access plans' | | Schedule 1 (authorised development), Work No. 1A(c) | For 'traffic regulations plans' substitute | 'traffic regulation plans' | | Schedule 1 (authorised development), Work No. 2A(b) | For 'traffic regulations plans' substitute | 'traffic regulation plans' | | Schedule 1 (authorised development), Work No. 2I | For 'Works Plans' substitute | 'works plans' | | Schedule 2 (requirements), Part 1, paragraph 4(2) | After 'must include the following management plans and method statements' omit | 'and method statements' | | Schedule 2 (requirements), Part 1, paragraph 12 | After 'must be constructed and installed in accordance with' insert | 'the' | | Schedule 2 (requirements), Part 1, paragraph 12 | For 'by or on behalf for' substitute | 'by or on behalf of' | | Schedule 2 (requirements), Part 1, paragraph 13(1) | For 'county planning officer' substitute | 'relevant lead local flood authority' | | Schedule 2 (requirements), Part 1, paragraph 13(3) | For 'article' substitute | 'paragraph' | | Schedule 2 (requirements), Part 1, paragraph 13(3) | For 'of that description listed' substitute | 'described as 'Environmental statement Appendix 13.1'' | | Schedule 2 (requirements), Part 1, paragraph 14(1) | For 'Pre-Commencement Plan' substitute | 'pre-commencement plan' |
This table continues the list of corrections, focusing primarily on Schedule 1 (the authorized development description) and Schedule 2 (requirements).
Corrections involve aligning definitions, specifically changing references to the '2000 Act' to the '2008 Act' in Article 45, and correctly designating land as 'not' operational land under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Several references in Schedule 1 concerning specific Works Nos. are corrected so that singular terms like 'plan' become plural ('plans').
In Schedule 2, requirements regarding management plans are streamlined, and drafting errors concerning consent bodies are fixed, substituting 'county planning officer' with 'relevant lead local flood authority' in one instance.
| (1) Where the correction is to be made | (2) Howthe correction is to be made | (3) Text to be substituted, inserted or omitted | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| | Schedule 2 (requirements), Part 2, paragraph 17(3) | For '21 day business period' substitute | '21 business day period' | | Schedule 2 (requirements), Part 2, paragraph 17(4) | For 'part only' substitute | 'only part' | | Schedule 5 (hedgerows and trees), Part 1, column (1), reference nos. H3-7, 13, 16 and 17 | For 'tree' substitute | 'trees' | | Schedule 7 (modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights and imposition of restrictive covenants), paragraph 4 | After '(modification of Part 1 of the 1965 Act)' omit | ')' | | Schedule 7 (modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights and imposition of restrictive covenants), paragraph 5(2) | For '1964' substitute | '1965' | | Schedule 7 (modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights and imposition of restrictive covenants), paragraph 5(2)(a) | After 'or the restrictive covenant imposed' insert | ', or' | | Schedule 7 (modification of compensation and compulsory purchase enactments for creation of new rights and imposition of restrictive covenants), inserted Schedule 2A, paragraph 1(2) | After 'A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave)' omit | 'Junction' | | Schedule 8 (land of which temporary possession only may be taken), Land plans - Sheet 2 and 2A of 5, plot reference 2/3f | For 'Hungerly' substitute | 'Hungerley' | | Schedule 9 (protective provisions), Part 1, paragraph 2(d)(ii) | After 'sewage disposal works at future date)' insert | a space |
The final set of corrections addresses time periods, legal references, and specific site details.
The deadline phrase '21 day business period' is corrected to '21 business day period' for consistency.
In Schedule 7, relating to compulsory purchase enactments, a closing parenthesis is omitted to fix an incomplete reference, and the year '1964' is substituted with '1965' in a modification clause.
A small typo in a land plot reference for temporary possession (plot 2/3f) corrects 'Hungerly' to 'Hungerley'.
Status:
This is the original version (as it was originally made). This
item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
This repeats the status note, reconfirming that the legislative text presented is the unamended, initial version of the Correction Order.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order corrects errors and omissions in the A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/537), a development consent order under the Planning Act 2008, following a request under paragraph 1(5)(a) of Schedule 4 to that Act.
The Explanatory Note clarifies that the purpose of this Order is solely to rectify inaccuracies found within the main A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/537).
This correction process was initiated via a formal request made under the provisions of Schedule 4 of the Planning Act 2008.
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