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From
Wendy Muldoon
Date advice given
26 February 2014
Enquiry type
Email

Advice to local planning authority regarding Local Impact Report.

Advice given

Thank you for your email informing us that you are not able to attend the meeting.

Please note that as a relevant local authority you will be informed about final examination timetable of the application. Following the meeting, the Examining Authority will set final examination timetable in its letter to all parties (Rule 8 letter) based on comments received at the meeting.

In the Rule 8 letter, all relevant local authorities will be invited to notify the ExA of their wish to be involved in the examination within specified deadline. As you may be ware the ExA will also invite relevant local planning authorities to submit their representations and Local Impact Report (LIR).

We therefore strongly encourage you as a relevant local authority to use this period of time to start your own evaluation of the local impacts of the proposal. Please note that LPAs are encouraged to prioritise their work on LIR irrespectively of whether the LPA considers the development would have positive or negative impact on the area.

Local Impact Report document plays important role in the process of the NSIP application. In coming to decision, the Secretary of State must have regard to any LIRs that are submitted by local authorities within the set deadline.

Local Planning Authorities are therefore encouraged to produce LIRs when they are invited to do so.

I am providing a link to our Advice Note 1 on LIR below:

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