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From
EHRC
Date advice given
29 January 2015
Enquiry type
Email

Thank you for your emailed letter of 15 January 2015 concerning the Palm Paper 3 CCGT Power station Kings Lynn, for which I am writing to acknowledge receipt.

The Commission receives many requests for our views on, and notices about, planning issues. We do not have the resources to respond to all, and it is not our practice to respond to consultations on major infrastructure projects. Therefore, we would request you do not send us further information on this project, unless there is a clear and specific equality and human rights concern you wish to raise (for example, impact on minority communities such as BME groups, or on accessibility for disabled people), to which we can add value.

Advice given

Thank you for your email in relation to the above project.

Please be aware that the Equality and Human Rights Commission is listed as a prescribed consultee under the relevant planning legislation. This means that we at the Planning Inspectorate have a statutory duty to consult EHRC regarding all National Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) applications likely to affect land in England and Wales during their pre-application and initial stages. Section 42 of the Planning Act 2008 (the 2008 Act) and Schedule 1 of The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 (as amended) (the APFP Regulations) are the relevant statutory provisions in determining prescribed consultees. Once you have received our Rule 4/6 letter (detailing the appointment of the Examining authority and how to become involved in the process) and Rule 8 letter (detailing how the application is to be examined), you will only receive further correspondence if you notify us of your wish to become an Interested Party. Otherwise the only other correspondence will relate to any changes to the timetable and the section 99 letter which confirms closing of the examination period.

Further information on the applicable planning legislation can be found on our website, please see the attached link: http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/legislation-and-advice/legislation/

Please note this reply will be published as section 51 advice under the Planning Act 2008 on the project page of the Planning Portal.