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From
Natural England
Date advice given
8 July 2013
Enquiry type
Email

was just planning my staff resource into the next stage of this project. We met with Walney recently and they are hoping to run into relevant rep stage as soon as possible after acceptance (assuming that?s what you do).

Allowing for timing between newspaper adverts I have tries to work out the earliest a deadline might be for this as the 6th September. Does that sound about right to you?

Advice given

I have been appointed case manager for the Walney Extension application. We are currently determining whether the application can be accepted for further consideration. We expect to meet our statutory deadline of 26th July to complete this process.

After this it is up to the applicant to publicise that their application has been accepted, which includes an advertisement in a local newspaper for 2 successive weeks. From this last notice, there is a minimum 28 day period in which individuals or organisations may register as Interested Parties. 6th September does seem like a feasible earliest deadline for receipt of registration. However, the commencement of this process, and indeed the deadline offered, are entirely the choice of the applicant.

After the close of the Relevant Representations period, the Examining Authority (our Inspector) has 21 days to consider the evidence. At the end of this period a Preliminary Meeting will be held for Interested Parties to consider the best process to examine the issues.

Please do have a look at our advice note http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Advice-note-8-3v4.pdf regarding Relevant Representations. If the application is accepted for examination, all documentation will be available online immediately, allowing your team to make an early start if necessary.