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Advice given between between 1 October 2009 and 14 April 2015 has been archived.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.
General
Enquiry
I had a quick enquiry in respect of nationally significant infrastructure projects which I was hoping you may be able to assist with. I assume that in preparation of a planning application, a screening/scoping opinions must be submitted to the Inspectorates National Infrastructure team, but could you please confirm this? In addition, could you confirm whether this can be done as part of the pre-application process?
Advice given
Thank you for your email. We have published advice on elements of the EIA process during pre-application including screening and scoping, and to assist applicants in understanding the role of preliminary environmental information, which you may find helpful here. (attachment 1)
If your query is in connection with a specific scheme, you may want to contact us for more detailed pre-application advice. Details of the service we are able to provide can be found here. (attachment 2
