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Advice to Slough Borough Council

Enquiry

• From: Slough Borough Council
• Date advice given: 19 December 2014
• Enquiry type: Email

To Whom it May Concern,

I am writing to you with a number of queries regarding the Highways Agency?s upcoming Smart Motorway proposal.

Could you please advise:

a) When Slough Borough Council will be formally statutorily consulted, and at what point Slough Borough Council will have the opportunity to submit comments to the Planning Inspectorate over the Highways Agency?s technical documents b) Do Slough Borough Council need to send queries regarding the scheme to the Planning Inspectorate before the Highways Agency submit their application?

Any information that you are able to give would be appreciated.

Advice given

Thank you for your email. I am not currently working on this case and unfortunately the Case Manager is on leave, but has been copied into this email. I am therefore able to provide general advice which may be able to assist you.

Applicants under the Planning Act 2008 are required to prepare a Statement of Community Consultation with the host local authorities, consultation is then to be carried out in line with this document. There is no set timescale for applicants to undertake this as the pre-application period is tailored for each application, however there is a statutory requirement upon applicants to consult host and neighbouring authorities prior to the submission of an application to the Planning Inspectorate.

Until an application has been accepted for examination, all comments on the application should be made to the applicant to enable them to address any concerns and make changes to the scheme if necessary.

I hope that this assists you in addressing your queries.

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