Advice to Network Rail
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- Network Rail
- Date advice given
- 8 June 2011
- Enquiry type
The IPC has received various pieces of correspondence from residents in the Doncaster area in connection with the proposed North Doncaster Chord scheme (these can be found on the project page on the IPC's website). The IPC forwarded this correspondence to Network Rail on 08/06/11, 10/06/11, 14/06/11 and 17/06/11 and advised on certain matters.
Advice given
Where relevant, it was advised that it is not clear from the map in Appendix 1 of both Statements of Community Consultation Additional Information whether Network Rail had intended to consult residents in Owston, residents East of Moss Road level crossing and residents of Askern (as appropriate) as part of the community consultation. The Askern residents that have written to the IPC have also stated that affected residents or businesses in Askern were not consulted.
The IPC advised that the applicant will need to satisfy itself that they have complied with the pre-application procedure in Chapter 2 of Part 5 of the Planning Act 2008 including s.47.
The IPC advised that it will be writing to Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC) (and neighbouring local authorities) following receipt of the application requesting the local authorities' comments on the adequacy of the pre-application consultation including that carried out under s.47. It will be for DMBC (and the neighbouring local authorities) to decide whether they wish to make such a representation and if so, what they say in it about the adequacy of consultation.