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Advice to Dorset County Council

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Enquiry

From
Dorset County Council
Date advice given
11 February 2015
Enquiry type
Email

Dorset County Council responded to the Rule 17 letter issued by the Examining Authority on the 21 November 2014 requesting: ? A submission on the status and admissibility of the Turbine Area Mitigation Option put forward by the Applicant; and ? A response to the Applicant?s documents submitted at Deadline IV.

Despite what the County Council felt at the time to be insufficient time and inadequate information on which to make a full assessment, the Council provided written comments to Deadline V (7 January 2015) on the SLVIA and socio-economic and tourism impacts.

The Council still considers that there has not yet been sufficient time or information provided to date that would enable full and proper assessment of the impact of the Turbine Area Mitigate Option. The County Council continues to develop its case regarding the merits and impact of the Turbine Area Mitigation Option but is not in a position at Deadline VI (a) to add further to its current submissions and evidence. As such, no submission is made to this Deadline

However, the County Council would wish to respond fully to Deadline VII when an assessment of all information provided on the Turbine Area Mitigation Option has been made.

Advice given

As discussed, to clarify the deadline the deadline of 5 February ? deadline VIa, is for additional representations on the merits of the Turbine Area Mitigation Option. To clarify this is a new deadline as detailed in the ExA? s procedural decision letter of 13 January 2015 and is to allow interested parties to comment specifically on the merits of the mitigation option should they wish.

There is a further deadline ?deadline VII- in the timetable on 5 March for: ? Comments on ExA? s revised draft DCO ? Comments on responses to ExA? s second written questions ? Comments on ExA? s RIES ? Receipt of any further information as requested at item 21 (if required) ? Comments on additional representations on the merits of the Turbine Area Mitigation Option

This deadline is your (and other interested parties) opportunity to comment on all of the documents submitted for deadline VI and VIa.