RWE has applied to the IPC for wind turbines in the forest near here - Brechfa Forest West. We have attended RWE and IPC meetings and consultations locally. We commented on the draft Environmental Impact assessment earlier this year and received RWE's response to that shortly before they told us they had applied to the IPC. We didn't find RWE's consultation or response satisfactory.
We have been told that we can write to the IPC to comment on the consultation, but the information on the IPC website suggests otherwise,.... according to that, we are not invited to register an interest until after the application is accepted.
Will you please tell me, will the IPC receive comments on the RWE consultation, written by me on behalf of the group I represent here?

Thank you for your email dated 18 November 2011 setting out your views on the above proposal. Your comments have been noted.
The above application was received by the IPC on 04 November 2011 and is currently at the acceptance stage of the process. During this stage the IPC has 28 days to determine whether or not the application can be accepted for examination. The deadline for this acceptance decision is 2 December 2011.
When making this decision, the IPC will consider, amongst other matters, comments from the relevant local authorities regarding the adequacy of the pre-application consultation and publicity undertaken by the developer. The deadline for receipt of these comments was 17 November 2011.
If the application is accepted for examination, the public will be notified by the applicant of the opportunity to register and submit a ?Relevant Representation? to the IPC with a summary of their comments. More detailed representations can then be made during the examination stage.
For further information on how to get involved in the process, please visit the ?Legislation and advice? section of the IPC website, where you can view Advice note 8 which provides information on the process. The IPC website can be viewed at the following address: www.independent.gov.uk/infrastructure Please contact the IPC helpline on 0303 444 5000 if you wish to receive a hard copy of this Advice note or email: [email protected]
If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact us at the email provided.