The list below is a record of advice the Planning Inspectorate has provided in respect of the Planning Act 2008 process.
There is a statutory duty under section 51 of the Planning Act 2008 to record the advice that is given in relation to an application or a potential application and to make this publicly available. Advice we have provided is recorded below together with the name of the person or organisation who asked for the advice and the project it relates to. The privacy of any other personal information will be protected in accordance with our Information Charter which you should view before sending information to the Planning Inspectorate.
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Advice given between between 1 October 2009 and 14 April 2015 has been archived. View the archived advice.
Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm View all advice for this project
Enquiry
Query regarding the inclusion of St Edmundsbury and Forest Heath District Councils in the Regulation 9 list issued to the Applicant with the Scoping Opinion.
Advice given
The Planning Inspectorate confirmed that checked the reasoning for the inclusion of Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury District Councils in the Regulation 9 list. On the basis of the shapefile submitted at scoping, our GIS system classes Breckland as a host authority because the cable corridor just goes into the district. Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury District Councils are therefore identified as adjoining authorities which is why they appear on the list. It is up to DONG’s discretion as to whether these authorities are consulted but you may wish to consult on a precautionary basis. If the shapefile received at the point when the application is submitted still shows the cable route going into the Breckland district, Forest Heath and St Edmundsbury District Councils would be contacted to seek their views on the adequacy of consultation carried out by DONG (see section 55(4)(b) of the Planning Act 2008).
