I would expect the Dart to be in operation first. Then the government can still overturn the decision.
LLAOL have already stated that the extra capacity is required from 2024, which is the same year the decision for the DCO is meant to happen. Two picks of the cherry, which is now a risky move. If the public inquiry turns down 19m how could a DCO approve 32m? As I have already said, the approval for 19m was taken in-house so was always risk free but now it threatens the ultimate goal due the unplanned public inquiry.
LRT, LLAOL and LBC must be confident, as they could have withdrawn the application when the inquiry was announced and waited for the DCO. It does give opposition groups two opportunities to kill the big one.
Last edited by LTNman; 19th Nov 2022 at 15:30.