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From
Bryan Metcalf
Date advice given
7 March 2014
Enquiry type
Email

Comments received from Chapel Haddlesey Parish Council regarding Knottingley Power Project application.

Advice given

Please note that the purpose of the letter dated 18 February 2014 (Rule 6 letter) was to invite all parties to the Preliminary Meeting on 13 March 2014. The purpose of this meeting is for the appointed Examining Authority ?ExA? to discuss how the application will be examined. The meeting may include questions and answers about the key issues that will need to be examined, the timetable for the examination and other important organisational details. However, the merits or otherwise of the application will not be discussed at the meeting, which is purely procedural.

Following the meeting, the ExA will consider all comments and suggestions received and set the timetable for examination. The timetable will be included in the letter to all parties, known as the Rule 8 letter. The timetable will include a number of deadlines for submissions to be made by interested parties, including a deadline for submission of ?written representations?. The purpose of a written representation is to identify those parts of the application that each party agrees with and those parts which they do not agree with, including the reasons for such disagreement. Please note that there is no prescribed form for making such a representation and that all submissions should be made within deadlines set by the ExA in its Rule 8 letter.

I note that Chapel Haddlesey Parish Council has not submitted a ?relevant representation? for the deadline of 6 January 2014. Please note that should the Parish Council wish to take a part in the examination as an interested party ?IP?, you must notify the ExA of your wish within the deadline specified in the timetable.

As an IP you will have the opportunity to provide further written evidence due course of examination. Moreover, as an IP you will be given an opportunity to request an ?open floor? hearing. These hearings provide interested parties with an opportunity to make oral representations, based on their initial relevant representation or subsequent more detailed written representation about the application. You will be informed of the progress of the examination, and once it is concluded, you will be notified of the decision.

I am also including links to our Advice Notes 8.1: 'How to get involved in the planning process' and Advice Note 8.3: 'How to register to become an Interested Party in an application', both available from the link below:

http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/legislation-and-advice/advice-notes/