Advice to Andrew Hope
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- Andrew Hope
- Date advice given
- 24 February 2011
- Enquiry type
- Phone
Caller enquired about wayleaves, could they fall under the remit of the IPC and could they be incorporated into a DCO?
Advice given
Further to your previous enquiry regarding wayleaves, I can confirm that an order granting development consent for a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project could include provisions to authorise the compulsory acquisition of land or interests over land (such as necessary wayleaves). However the applicant can seek to agree wayleaves outside the scope of the DCO. Please also note that the IPC is unable to consider any applications for necessary wayleaves alone, which are separate from an application for development consent.