The UK Department for Transport has published a decision document titled "Decision: Midlands Rail hub portfolio: Transport and Works Act order," dated 26 August 2026, recording a screening decision connected to a Transport and Works Act order application for enhancements between Birmingham Moor Street Station and Bordesley.
The document is described by the department as a screening decision for the proposed Midlands Rail hub portfolio: Birmingham Moor Street Station to Bordesley enhancements order Transport and Works Act application, and the publication carries the date 26 August 2026 as its record of issue.
Nature of the publication
The published item is presented as a formal screening decision from the UK Department for Transport and is framed specifically in relation to the Midlands Rail hub portfolio application that concerns enhancements between Birmingham Moor Street Station and Bordesley; the department’s summary for verification identifies the document in those terms.
What the decision covers
The account supplied with the publication notes the screening decision applies to the proposed enhancements order for the Birmingham Moor Street Station to Bordesley section of the Midlands Rail hub portfolio as set out in the Transport and Works Act order application; the department’s title and summary make clear the screening role of the document without setting out additional measures or outcomes in the material provided here.
The record published by the department therefore serves as the official DfT entry describing the screening decision in relation to that specific TWA application, and it is this item that is identified in the public record on the stated publication date of 26 August 2026.
Readers and stakeholders examining the department’s record will find the document listed under the title given by the Department for Transport and dated accordingly; the summary provided for verification attaches the screening decision label to the proposed Midlands Rail hub portfolio application connecting Birmingham Moor Street Station and Bordesley.
The publication represents the department’s formal statement that a screening decision has been made in relation to the TWA application for the Birmingham Moor Street Station to Bordesley enhancements order; the department’s heading and the summary note are the factual elements supplied in the public announcement dated 26 August 2026.
As published, the decision document is the department’s recorded screening position on the proposed Midlands Rail hub portfolio Transport and Works Act order application for the Birmingham Moor Street Station to Bordesley enhancements, with the Department for Transport identifying the item by the title quoted above and assigning it the publication date of 26 August 2026.