Advice to Sustrans
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- Sustrans
- Date advice given
- 22 May 2013
- Enquiry type
Sustrans enquired by email whether it is registered as an 'interested party' in relation to the North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement Project application, further to receiving the procedural (Rule 8) letter from the Examining Authority.
The Planning Inspectorate's response was sent by email.
Advice given
Thank you for your email enquiry received on 15 May 2013 regarding the North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement Project application, currently at the 'examination' stage of the Planning Act 2008 process, as amended by the Localism Act 2011 (PA 2008). You have asked whether Sustrans is registered as an 'interested party' for this Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) application for the purposes of making representations and participating in the examination by making written representations.
The Examining Authority for the above application sent Sustrans a procedural (Rule 6) letter dated 27 March 2013. This letter was sent to Sustrans at the address supplied by the applicant in their Book of Reference (3 Glebeside, Foxearth, Essex, CO10 7JB), inviting Sustrans to the re-convened Preliminary Meeting. Please see the link to the letter:
As the letter stated, Sustrans was not registered as an 'interested party' for this application as defined in section 102 of PA 2008, and if Sustrans wished to participate in the examination after the conclusion of the Preliminary Meeting, it would need to write to the Examining Authority requesting to become an 'interested party'. It would be able to make this request once the Examining Authority had made any procedural decision(s) under section 89(1) of the PA 2008, after the conclusion of the Preliminary Meeting. The Rule 8 letter Sustrans received (please see below the link to the letter), gave notice of these procedural decisions made, along with a timetable for the examination and an explanation about receiving further notices (please see page 7, item 15):
If Sustrans wishes to be kept informed of the application and participate in the examination, it will need to make a request in writing to the Examining Authority. The request must comply with section 102A of PA 2008. The Examining Authority will then, in accordance with section 102A of PA 2008, decide whether it considers that Sustrans is within one or more of the categories set out in section 102B of PA 2008, in order to permit Sustrans to become an 'interested party'. I draw Sustrans' attention to the examination timetable contained within the Rule 8 letter and recommend that, as the examination is now progressing, if Sustrans wishes to be involved in the process and submit representations, it should notify the Examining Authority of its request to become an 'interested party' as soon as possible.
For further information about the North London (Electricity Line) Reinforcement Project, please visit the planning portal pages:
I hope this information has been useful. Please contact the Planning Inspectorate again should you have any further questions.