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.
Note that after a project page has been created for a particular application, any advice provided that relates to it will also be published under the ‘s51 advice’ tab on the relevant project page.
Advice given between between 1 October 2009 and 14 April 2015 has been archived. View the archived advice.
Enquiry
We need to register an interest in the above project as it very seriously threatens the running of our Children?s Centre.
Advice given
The M4 Junctions 3 to 12 Smart Motorway application progressed into the examination period on 3 September 2015. A registration period, for members of the public to register to become ?interested parties? (IPs) for the purposes of the examination, was held prior to this during ?pre-examination?. This period was open from 29 May to 3 July 2015 and was advertised by both the applicant - Highways England (formally Highways Agency) - and the Planning Inspectorate on the M4 Junctions 3 to 12 project page (attachment 1 East/M4-Junctions-3-to-12-Smart-Motorway/). Unfortunately, if you did not register to become an IP at this time there isn?t scope to register retrospectively.
However, as the examination is largely a written process, you may wish to submit in writing why you feel the proposed application will affect the running of the Children?s centre. The Examining Authority (ExA) can use its discretion to accept representations as part of its examination from non-IPs as ?additional submissions? as long as they are received before the close of examination. Please note that there is no guarantee that submissions from non-IPs will be accepted.
I recommend regularly checking the M4 project page (above), especially the examination timetable, for updates during the examination. Please note that all hearings are open for the public to attend however it?s discretionary as to whether non-IPs can speak; it would be helpful if you notified us in advance if you wish to attend any hearings in order for them to be appropriately resourced. You may also find the following advice note helpful: Advice note 8.5: Participating in the examination (attachment 2.
