The list below is a record of advice the Planning Inspectorate has provided in respect of the Planning Act 2008 process.
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Enquiry
How will the Examination be arranged so that all such disputed impacts can be identified, and then discussed?
Advice given
Dear Mr Lewis Thank you for your email. In response to your question in the penultimate paragraph, the arrangements for the examination will be a matter for the Examining Authority once they are appointed. Please see below links to Planning Inspectorate advice to assist you further: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and the people and organisations involved in the process - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) - This advice contains further information about the Examining Authority and their role: “The Examining Authority is responsible for examining the NSIP application and making a recommendation to the Secretary of State on whether development consent should be granted. They will look at balancing the country’s needs and the applicant’s proposed project with the likely impacts on the local area, listening carefully to the views of communities, statutory parties and others. Following the examination, the Examining Authority must submit a recommendation report to the Secretary of State setting out its main findings, conclusions and recommendations in relation to the NSIP application. The report will have specific regard to whether the proposed development is in accordance with any designated National Policy Statement and will take account of any submitted Local Impact Report and any other prescribed or relevant matters that might be important to the Secretary of State’s decision. After an application has been submitted and accepted by the Planning Inspectorate an Examining Authority will be appointed. The Examining Authority is made up of either a single independent planning inspector or a panel of up to five inspectors who are employed by the Planning Inspectorate. The appointment will be made after considering the nature, scale and complexity of the case.” Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: The stages of the NSIP process and how you can have your say - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) – This advice contains further information about the Examining Authority’s Initial Assessment of Principal Issues: “The Examining Authority will read all the application documents and relevant representations and make an ‘Initial Assessment of Principal Issues’ (IAPI). This is the Examining Authority’s first thoughts about the main issues that might be involved in the examination of the application. The IAPI must be completed within 21 days after the deadline for receipt of relevant representations. Although the Examining Authority will identify the main matters for examination, they will still consider other important and relevant matters or topics which may arise during the examination. See paragraph 013 of the government’s guidance on the Pre-examination stage for further information about the IAPI and why it is important that relevant representations are as comprehensive as possible. The IAPI will normally be discussed at the preliminary meeting.”
