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Navitus Bay Development Ltd
Date advice given
17 April 2014
Enquiry type
Email

Query regarding Adequacy of consultation reports

Advice given

Section 55(4) of the Planning Act 2008 provides that in reaching a conclusion as to whether or not an applicant has complied with chapter 2, part 5 of Planning Act 2008 (pre-application procedure), the Secretary of State must have regard to the documents, representations and matters listed in that subsection.

There is not a prohibition against the Secretary of State having regard to representations made by persons not referred to in s55(4). Any weight given to representations made by such persons will depend on the individual facts of the case.