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From
M Dickinson
Date advice given
13 January 2012
Enquiry type
Email

A stakeholder requested the name(s) of the Commissioner(s) appointed to handle the Heysham to M6 Link Road application, currently at pre-examination.

The reply from the IPC was by email.

Advice given

Thank you for your email of 12 January 2012 asking for the name(s) of the Commissioner(s) appointed to examine the Heysham to M6 Link Road application, currently at the pre-examination stage.

The appointment of a panel of Commissioners or single Commissioner to handle this application (known as the Examining Authority) cannot happen until certain steps have been completed under the Planning Act 2008 (the Act), and secondary legislation, during the pre-examination stage.

One of these steps is that, after accepting the application, the IPC must receive from the applicant a certificate under s58(2) of the Act, showing that the applicant has complied with certain requirements, such as notifying persons of the deadline for making a relevant representation and making available a copy of the application and documents to certain persons identified in the Act. The IPC also needs to be informed of any persons with interests in the land to be compulsory acquired where s59 applies. Regulations 8 and 9 of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 supplements these sections of the Act (link provided).

The Chair of the IPC, before he appoints the Examining Authority, needs also to have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State relevant to this application and also consult other Commissioners in whether there should be a single Commissioner, or a Panel, examining the application.

The IPC will inform interested parties (persons who have registered an interest in the application with the IPC using the relevant representation form, and persons automatically registered under legislation) by letter before the Preliminary Meeting about the appointment of the Examining Authority.

Please also find here a link to the IPC project page containing the online form for registering an interest in this application (link provided).

I hope his information has been of some help, but please contact the IPC again should you have any further questions and we will be happy to provide assistance.