1. Section 51 advice
  2. Advice in detail

Advice to Kent County Council

Back to list

Enquiry

From
Kent County Council
Date advice given
14 April 2011
Enquiry type
Phone

The caller questioned; who is the target reader for the Local Impact Report (LIR), and when the deadline for the LIR for Kentish Flats Wind Farm Extension is expected to be?

Advice given

It was explained to the caller that the deadline for the LIR is dependent on when the application for the Kentish Flats Wind Farm Extension is submitted, and whether the IPC decides to accept the application for submission. The caller was talked through figures 1 and 2 of advice note 1: Local Impact Reports, explaining the timescales of the IPC process and how the local authority fits into this process. In which the deadline for when the LIR is to be submitted is set at the preliminary meeting.

The use of the LIR was also explained, where by the Commission, or the Secretary of State (SoS) as appropriate, must have regard to the LIR in deciding on applications. Therefore, the target reader for the LIR is the commissioner(s), and the SoS.