Advice to Constituency MPs associated with the project
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- Constituency MPs associated with the project
- Date advice given
- 25 June 2014
- Enquiry type
Unsolicited advice to constituency MPs
Advice given
Application by National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (National Grid), for the proposed Hinkley Point C Connection Development Consent Order
I am writing to let you know that the Planning Inspectorate accepted the above application by National Grid for examination on Thursday 19 June 2014. As a Member of Parliament with a constituency along the route of this proposed development, information about what to expect following acceptance has been provided below.
National Grid are required to announce a period of time during which persons with an interest in the project may register to take part in the examination of the application. The announcement will occur shortly, and will be in the form of public notices placed along the route of the project and advertisements in media distributed in the locality. They will set out when and how people may register. Registration is likely to occur during July and August 2014. If you would like to be kept informed of the progress of the application please make sure you register by the deadline set out in the advertised notice and on our project page. The form will be made available on our HPCC project page in approximately 2 to 3 weeks? time.
Following the close of the registration period the Inspectorate will appoint the panel of Inspectors (the Examining Authority), who will examine the application. All those who have successfully registered, among others, will be notified and invited to attend a Preliminary Meeting that will convene to consider how the application should be examined. This meeting is likely to take place in September 2014.
The examination period of no more than six months, will commence following the close of the Preliminary Meeting, and will primarily be a written process. Please find attached some Inspectorate advice notes and Department of Communities and Local Government guidance regarding the process. Further information and the application documents can be found on the Inspectorate?s website:
http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/projects/south-west/hinkley-point-c-connection/