Supplementary Consultation

On 29 August 2024, we published a non-statutory notice in the Surrey and Epsom Comet to announce the imminent launch of supplementary consultation for the River Thames Scheme (RTS).

Supplementary consultation will run from 12.01am on 3 September to 11.59pm on 7 October 2024.

Page content

• Background
• Ferris Meadow Lake proposals
• Our preferred option
• Supplementary consultation materials
• In-person consultation events
• Virtual consultation events
• Virtual event recording
• Information points
• Share your feedback
• What happens to my feedback following supplementary consultation?

Background

From 22 January to 4 March 2024, the River Thames Scheme held a statutory consultation on the latest designs and proposals, and we received over 2,500 responses. All materials from the statutory consultation are available on the consultation webpage. Since then, we've been carefully considering all the feedback while continuing to develop the Scheme ahead of submitting our Development Consent Order (DCO) in 2025.

In the interim we are pleased to share a Statutory Consultation Summary Report which presents the feedback received from the closed questions and summarises the responses to the open questions.

Ferris Meadow Lake proposals

As part of statutory consultation, we consulted on our developing proposals for the Scheme's design in relation to Ferris Meadow Lake, presenting seven potential options in the consultation materials. We set out that we would be continuing to appraise the Spelthorne channel section design proposals at Ferris Meadow Lake and would consider consultation feedback.

Each of the seven options presented at statutory consultation, in addition to two further options included as a result of feedback received during consultation, was appraised against a number of technical, environmental, policy and cost factors, and adherence to the Scheme's environmental design principles.

Our preferred option

Taking these matters into account, the outcome is that Option 1, as shown at statutory consultation, has been identified as the preferred option to be submitted as part of the Scheme's application for development consent.

We are now consulting to seek feedback on how we can develop the Scheme's design at Ferris Meadow Lake and on the Ferris Meadow Lake Options Appraisal Report.

In-person consultation events

Please note that all of our in-person events are drop-in only. For health and safety requirements, there are capacity restrictions at the venue. If events reach capacity, you may have to wait in line outside (although we will aim to allow all visitors to attend the event).

Location	Date (2024)	Time
Shepperton Village Hall, 58A High Street, Shepperton, TW17 9AU	Wednesday 11 September	3pm to 6pm
Shepperton Village Hall, 58A High Street, Shepperton, TW17 9AU	Monday 16 September	2pm to 6.30pm
Shepperton Village Hall, 58A High Street, Shepperton, TW17 9AU	Saturday 28 September	10am to 4pm

Virtual consultation events

There will be two virtual events where a presentation will be given followed by questions from the attendees. Places will be limited to ensure everyone attending can ask any questions they may have. Places will be issued on a 'first come, first served' basis.

Should you wish to attend one of the virtual events, registration is required by emailing: enquiries@riverthamesscheme.org.uk, using the subject line RTS virtual event registration.

Date (2024)	Time
Thursday 19 September	7pm to 8pm
Tuesday 1 October	7pm to 8pm

Virtual event recording

If you are unable to attend an in-person, or a virtual, consultation event, we also offer a pre-recorded event presentation.

This 15-minute presentation covers the scheme in detail, addressing all key points outlined in the supplementary consultation materials, including the project goals, the overview of the River Thames Scheme, the options appraisal process, and the preferred design option.

Video: Pre-recorded supplementary consultation virtual event

Information points

For those who cannot attend an event, paper copies of the brochure, feedback form and other consultation materials will be available at venues in the community from Tuesday 3 September until Monday 7 October 2024.

Location	Address
Shepperton Library	High Street, Shepperton, TW17 9AU
The Greeno Centre	14 Meadow View, Glebeland Gardens, Shepperton, TW17 9DH
Walton Library	54 The Heart (off Hepworth Way), Walton on Thames, KT12 1GH
Sunbury Library	41-43, The Parade, Staines Road West, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 7AB

Share your feedback

Please only use the following official response channels. We cannot guarantee that responses sent via any other channel will be included in our analysis.

We value your feedback, and it will play an important role in refining and shaping the scheme. To ensure your responses are considered in the scheme's development, kindly submit them by the deadline - 11.59pm on 7 October 2024.

Whilst it would help us get a complete picture of your views if you answered all the questions, you are not required to do so. If particular questions, or sets of questions, are of interest to you, please answer those in the feedback form.

• Online: The easiest way is to complete the feedback form online through CitizenSpace. You can save your responses and return at your convenience. On average, the feedback form could take 5 minutes to answer all questions.
• By Post: Fill out a paper copy of the feedback form and mail it to us using our Freepost address: Freepost River Thames Scheme Supplementary Consultation. Paper copies are available at our events or upon request via post or email.
• By Email: If you're unable to complete the feedback form, email us at enquiries@riverthamesscheme.org.uk. Clearly state in the email that it is your RTS consultation feedback for it to be considered.

What happens to my feedback following supplementary consultation?

After the consultation period ends, we will carefully review all the feedback received. This feedback will be used to produce a consultation report which will summarise the findings. The report will include information on how we have had regard to feedback received at statutory consultation and at this supplementary consultation.

The report will be submitted as part of our Development Consent Order (DCO) application, which we expect to submit in 2025 to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs via the Planning Inspectorate. Once submitted, the report will be made publicly available.