Safeguarding is the process by which the proposed route or location of a government project is protected from conflicting development.

The existence of a Safeguarding Direction will be declared by the local planning authority in response to searches of the local Land Charges register. If the search shows you are within a safeguarded zone, please contact the Safeguarding Team for further details.

The Safeguarding Team will accept enquiries by telephone, but to reduce the possibility of errors you will be asked for a plan if you wish to know about a specific site. The team aims to respond to enquiries within three working days of receipt but it may take longer at busy times.

The telephone number for the Safeguarding Team is 020 3023 9100. Plans can be faxed to 020 3023 9101. The email address is safeguarding@crossrail.co.uk

Further information about the effect of the safeguarding is also available from the Safeguarding Team.


This page last edited 29 July 2008