Can you please tell me how we can access a copy of the inspectors report to the secretary of state on brechfa forest west.
I am aware that the normal process for any planning inquiry is that the inspectors report is made available to the general public at the same time as it is submitted to the Secretary of State for a final decision. Therefore I expect given the emphasis on having a "Policy Commitment to Openness and Transparency" according to the IPC website that a copy of the report will be made available to all those who submitted representations.
Jillie Gardiner

Dear Ms Gardiner,
In reply to your email yesterday.
The Inspector's recommendation report will not be published until the Secretary of State's (SoS) decision is made. All Interested Parties will be alerted when it is published on our website. As our Advice Note 8:1 attachment 1 explains:
"The Examining Authority?s recommendation and the Secretary of State?s decision
The Examining Authority must prepare a report on the application to the relevant Secretary of State, including a recommendation, within 3 months of the end of the examination. The Secretary of State then has a further 3 months to make the decision on whether to grant or refuse development consent.
All interested parties will automatically be notified of the Secretary of State?s decision. You will also be able to view the decision, and reasons given for making it, on the National Infrastructure portal."
The Department for Communities and Local Government's normal practice in Planning Inquiries and Appeals is the same as that for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, which is not to release an Inspector's report before the SoS' decision has been published.
Yours sincerely
Yours sincerely
Stella Perrett
Assistant Case Officer