HPH says that the extension was applied for because of the recession. Paul Davey, HPH spokesman, said to Port Strategy<\/i>: \u201cThe Bathside consent was extended due to the recession impacting on growth. This is not unique to Bathside or even ports.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the local Tendring Council says that it\u2019s important that the development goes ahead because it\u2019s absolutely vital to the economy of the town of Harwich and the district itself.<\/p>\n
The multi-million Harwich International Container Terminal (HICT) project was originally given the green light by the Secretary of State in March 2006 following a public inquiry. It will be located adjacently to Harwich International Port and should bring much needed jobs and investment to the area.<\/p>\n
Hutchison Ports originally came forward with an application to extend the time limit for the scheme for another five years in January 2011.<\/p>\n
It then applied for a variation on the original development application last November but later retracted it in light of \u201cthe anticipated costs and delay associated with a call-in and public inquiry.\u201d<\/p>\n
This provoked urgent talks at Whitehall to try to rescue the proposal because the council feared that HPH would pull out of the development altogether.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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