Advice to C Benson
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- From
- C Benson
- Date advice given
- 1 June 2011
- Enquiry type
I am writing to inform you of my objections / comments on the Heysham to M6 link;
My objections are that this link road will not deliver economic benefit to the local area, of the 3000 construction jobs only 100 will be local unemployed people will benefit from training.
The proposed route will not help local industrial infrastructure as it will by pass the Lune Industrial estate, an existing brown field site.
The M6 junction 33 to Heysham route will deliver both transport & employment benefits to the area.
Advice given
The proposed Heysham to M6 link project is currently at the pre-application stage. Until an application is made to the IPC, it is the developer's responsibility to seek views on its proposals. At this stage you should therefore direct any concerns to the developer (in this case Lancashire County Council).
At this pre-application stage the developer must comply with consultation requirements as set out in the Planning Act 2008. The developer has informed us that it is due to start formal consultation with the local community shortly. The developer is required to take account of any comments it receives and to demonstrate how it has done this when it makes an application. The pre-application consultation gives you the opportunity to shape and influence the proposed project.
Should an application be submitted and then accepted to go forward for examination, the public will be invited to register their interest and submit a ?Relevant Representation? to the IPC. More detailed representations can then be made during the examination stage. Further information can also be found on our website:
www.independent.gov.uk/infrastructure
I would encourage you to send your concerns direct to the developer. Your comments have however been noted and will be kept for our information as it is helpful for the IPC to be kept notified of the progress of this application from local residents.