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Various Enquiries
Date advice given
18 October 2016
Enquiry type
Email

It is our understanding that RiverOak are in the pre application phase of a DCO application and need to access the site to perform environmental surveys.

It is our understanding that PINS has received an application from RiverOak, under S53 of the Planning Act 2008 to seek to obtain right of entry, to the Manston Airport site, but that no decision on this is forthcoming from PINS despite the application having been made on the first of July.

Advice given

We are currently processing RiverOak’s application under s53 of the Planning Act 2008 for rights of entry to carry out a range of surveys and site investigations – no decision has yet been made. We consider such application requests in accordance with our Advice Note 5: ‘Section 53 – Rights of Entry’, which you can access at:

https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/legislation-and-advice/advice-notes/

We do not publish or provide information regarding a s53 authorisation request, until such a request has been determined.