Advice to Stephen Schwarz
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- Stephen Schwarz
- Date advice given
- 9 May 2014
- Enquiry type
Concern over technical quality of advertisements on Progress Power Limited website for the proposed project.
Advice given
Just by means of clarification, the role of the Planning Inspectorate within the Planning Act 2008 process is to provide advice to stakeholders about becoming involved in the consenting process and to advise applicants on how to submit an application for a development consent order or ?DCO?. The Planning Inspectorate is impartial to both stakeholders and the developers and will be undertaking a 6-month statutory examination of the Progress Power Station application in the near future.
You highlight that you are not satisfied with the visual quality of the applicant?s project website and the material published it. I would advise contacting the applicant about your concerns with regard to their website and other material which has been made publically available.
If you would like to formally raise such issues with the Planning Inspectorate then you can do so via a relevant representation ? this will ensure that your views are taken into account as part of the formal examination of the application by the Planning Inspectorate on behalf of the Secretary of State and ensure you have a legal right to participate in the examination by registering as an interested party. My previous email sets out the process for registering as an interested party.
Please also find attached copies of Advice Notes 6 ?Preparation and submission of application documents? and 8.1 ?How the process works? which gives more detail as to the role of the Planning Inspectorate and that of the applicant in this planning process.