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From
Butterfly Conservation
Date advice given
26 June 2013
Enquiry type
Email

The Walney Extension Windfarm is due for submission shortly. We would like to register an interest in this application. When do we do this and how will will know about the timings. On reading the planning portal website it implies this can be submitted 28 days after the application (expected on 28 June), assuming this gets through the assessment stage, will a request for a registration of interest then be notified on the website after this date, so it is just a case of us checking the website from time to time.

Advice given

Thank you for your interest in this case. We are indeed expecting an application to be submitted on 28th June for the Walney wind farm extension. Owing to the scale of national infrastructure applications, we do expect that the full 28 day assessment period will be used to determine whether to accept the application for further consideration.

If the application is accepted, then we will notify the applicant on or around 26th July. It is the applicant's duty to publicise the status of their application and invite interested parties to register with the Planning Inspectorate. It is up to the applicant to start this process, which may happen immediately or after a number of months. When this happens you will be able to register through the www.infrastructure.planningportal.gov.ukblocked::http://www.infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/ website. As an example, the Woodside road scheme has just opened for registration; you can see the 'register online' button at the top of the page at http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/projects/eastern/woodside-connection-houghton-regis-bedfordshire/blocked::http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/projects/eastern/woodside-connection-houghton-regis-bedfordshire/.

We have an advice sheet on how to register as an Interested Party and make a Relevant Representation at http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Advice-note-8-3v4.pdfblocked::http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Advice-note-8-3v4.pdf.