Register of advice

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Advice given between between 1 October 2009 and 14 April 2015 has been archived.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.

Enquiry received via email

Manston Airport View all advice for this project

12 July 2017
Michael Child

Enquiry

Do PINS hold a breakdown of approximate required compensation amounts and is this in the public domain?
At what point in the DCO application does the applicant have to show pins evidence of funding adequacy?
What form would this evidence need to take?
Would this evidence be presented to the public in a transparent way?

Advice given

As explained in my previous response to you, claims and any associated amount of compensation would be something for the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) to consider. It is not within the remit of the Planning Inspectorate to comment in this regard.
The Department for Communities and Local Government has published guidance on the procedures for Compulsory Acquisition (CA): attachment 1
In respect of the resource implications for a Proposed Development, the requirements placed on Applicants are explained in paragraphs 17 and 18 of that guidance. In short an Application for a DCO that would authorise CA must be accompanied by a Funding Statement which should demonstrate that adequate funding is likely to be available to enable the CA within the statutory period following the DCO being made, and that the resource implications of a possible acquisition resulting from a blight notice have been taken account of. The Funding Statement would be published to the Planning Inspectorate’s website alongside the rest of the application documentation.
There are many examples of Funding Statements associated with other submitted applications available to view on the Planning Inspectorate’s website: attachment 2


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