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Advice given between between 1 October 2009 and 14 April 2015 has been archived.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.
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay View all advice for this project
Enquiry
Mr Youle requested clarification on matters currently under consultation as part of the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay application. The query related to the potential changes set out in the applicant's ?Paper of alternative DCO drafting? and the implications of such changes.
Advice given
The applicant has put forward, in the paper entitled ?Paper of alternative DCO drafting?, options for a reduction to the onshore and offshore buildings and removal of the boating facilities. The Examining Authority, in a procedural decision issued on 31 October 2014, requested the applicant to undertake external consultation outside of the examination.
There are ongoing discussions between Local Authorities and the applicant in relation to the content of a development consent obligation.
Applicants are not bound to deliver all development consented under a development consent order. This is common to all planning permissions.
Should a development consent order be granted with the options that are currently being consulted upon being present, there is no requirement for the applicant to pursue further development under any other regime unless this can be secured through a development consent obligation. It should be noted that the applicant?s preference is for the development consent order to consent that which was originally applied for.
The Planning Act 2008 sets out the legislation within which Examining Authorities are to examine applications for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. Examining Authorities are unable to consent associated development in Wales, however applicants are able to include, within their development consent orders, principal and ancillary development. Any associated development would require a separate planning application, made to the relevant body. This matter has been discussed throughout the examination and has led to the recent consultation.
