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From
Hampshire County Council
Date advice given
9 May 2014
Enquiry type
Email

Query in regards to the next stages in the process for the Navitus Bay Wind Park application

Advice given

Now that the application has been accepted for examination, the pre-examination period begins and lasts approximately 3 months. At the end of this period a Preliminary Meeting will be held, and the 6 month examination period will commence( section 98 of the Planning Act 2008) the day after the last day of the Preliminary Meeting. The Preliminary Meeting is where the applicant and other interested parties make representations to the Examining Authority on how the application should be examined (s.88 Planning Act 2008).

The pre-examination stage of the process has no fixed timetable because the Planning Inspectorate has flexibility over when the Preliminary Meeting is held. The period where the public can register with the Planning Inspectorate and make a relevant representation opens on 13 May and will close on 23 June.