Freight facility access contracts: altered general approval and guidance
Seeks views on a revised general approval process, expanding its scope, and guidance for freight facility access contracts and applications.
Detail
We are seeking views on a proposed:
- general approval for freight facility access, replacing the approval in the Freight Facility (Ports and Terminals) General Approval 2011
- guidance for facility access.
The general approval suggestions:
- expand its scope from ports and terminals to all freight facilities which are not light or heavy maintenance depots
- allows for contracts of up to 10 years to be approved
- includes modifications to making it shorter and easier to use
Revised guidance covers how Office of Rail and Road will:
- deal with applications for new facility access contracts
- amendments to existing contracts