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Advice to Bean Residents Association

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Enquiry

From
Bean Residents Association
Date advice given
5 January 2015
Enquiry type
Email
  1. Who is responsible for notifying the deposit of documents and the deadline for comments?
  2. Is there a procedure for registering interest during the current pre-submission stage?
  3. When do we get an opportunity to formally register that we are an interested party?

Advice given 

  1.   During the formal pre application consultation stage the applicant is responsible for advertising any deadlines, exhibitions and events in accordance with their Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC). My understanding is that the applicant is currently undertaking informal consultation at the present time and is working with Dartford BC, Gravesham BC and Kent CC to develop their SoCC. Once adopted the SoCC (or a summary of it) will be published in a local newspaper(s) for 2 consecutive weeks. The full SoCC is likely to be posted on the developers web site and I expect the local Council?s will also publish it on their respective websites too. The SoCC will set down the applicant?s consultation methodology and key events such as exhibitions and deadlines.

Post submission, if the application is accepted by us to proceed to examination then the applicant will advertise this in a local newspaper(s) for 2 consecutive weeks, providing details of how to register with the Inspectorate to become an interested party (for the purposes of the examination) and where to view the application documents. Thereafter, the Planning Inspectorate will be responsible for notifying interested parties about procedural decisions including deadlines for the receipt of written representations and the date, time and place of any hearings.

  1.   The applicant has a website where you can register to be kept up to date via email about their consultation activity during the pre-submission stage: http://www.londonparamount.info/ For more information about this service please contact the applicant directly; we are not responsible for the content of their website or their registration service, which is being provided on a non statutory basis as part of their general pre application consultation activity.

  2.   The formal interested party registration will be advertised as set out above only after the application is accepted by the Inspectorate. The applicant will set the formal registration period which must be at least 28 calendar days. Those who want to register must complete a relevant representation form in which they will be required to provide their preferred contact details and provide their comments on the submitted application. Later in the examination there will be other opportunities to provide written representations. Registering to become an interested party is the only way to guarantee your participation in the examination of the application. We encourage individuals with common interests and concerns to work together as part of a group, such as a campaign group, residents association or through a Parish Council. This will be a large application with a lot of documentation and so it will be easier to share the burden of reading and commenting on the application (in writing and verbally at hearings).