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From
David Simmonds
Date advice given
16 November 2010
Enquiry type
Email

The IPC highlighted to the applicant that the Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC) for the proposed North Doncaster Chord ? may not comply with s.47 Planning Act 2008 (the Act). The advice given is as follows.

Advice given

We note from the SoCC, in relation to the above project, which was published in the Doncaster Star and Doncaster Free Press on the 10th June 2010 (attached), that there is no mention of how the applicant intends to publicise and consult on the preliminary environmental information (PEI), as required by Regulation 10(b) of The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009 (the EIA Regs). However, reference is made to the PEI in Appendix 2 of the document on the Network Rail website entitle 'Statement of Community Consultation - Additional Information, North Doncaster Chord, June 2010', which appears to be a copy of the SoCC.

In view of the requirements of Regulation 10(b) of the EIA Regs., Network Rail may wish to clarify (taking its own legal advice) how, when the DCO application is submitted to the IPC, it will demonstrate compliance with Regulation 10(b), and s.47 of the Act.