Representation by North Lincolnshire Council (North Lincolnshire Council)
- Date submitted
- 15 January 2024
- Submitted by
- Local authorities
North Lincolnshire Council is aware that as the host Authority we will be automatically registered as an Interested Party in the Viking CCs Pipeline examination, under Section 102(1)(c) of the Planning Act 2008, and therefore the Council’s views will be considered for the duration of the examination. To assist the Examining Authority in forming its initial assessment of principal issues in advance of the preparation of the draft examination timetable, and ahead of the submission of our Local Impact Report, North Lincolnshire Council wishes to make the following initial representation to identify its main areas of interest at this stage in relation to the Development Consent Order Application. North Lincolnshire Council acknowledge that there is a recognised need and support for renewable and low carbon energy technology through national planning policy and that the proposed development would contribute towards the targets set for the UK’s greenhouse gas emission reduction and increasing the country’s energy supply from more renewable sources. Notwithstanding this ‘in principle’ national policy support, the impacts of the proposal must be fully assessed in order to complete a full, fair and detailed planning balance assessment. North Lincolnshire Council considers that the main issues arising at this stage from the proposal that need to be weighed in the planning balance are as follows: • Landscape and visual impacts of the proposed development • Cultural heritage • Ecological impacts and considerations, including mitigation and enhancement • Amenity impacts • Traffic and transport North Lincolnshire Council will, at the required time, be producing a Local Impact Report which will set out its position in full on the above and its view on the broader planning issues relating to this DCO application. We will continue to engage with the applicant with the aim of providing a completed and signed Statement of Common Ground during the examination.