What to include in an adequacy of consultation response.

Following on from our telephone conversation this morning, I've had another look into what guidance there is on submitting adequacy of consultation responses. Please note that the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) guidance for Local Authorities contains guidance about this in section 7. In particular, paragraph 51 states:
"It will be for the local authority concerned to decide what it wishes to include in any ?adequacy of consultation? representations, but it is our intention that this will not be used to focus on the merits of the application itself. The purpose of ?adequacy of consultation? representations is to assist the IPC in deciding whether or not to accept an application for further examination ? and it is at this later stage that issues about the merits of the application will be looked at."