Advice to Consense
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- Consense
- Date advice given
- 31 May 2011
- Enquiry type
- Phone
Ms Topham on behalf of Consense requested a meeting with the IPC regarding pre-application consultation and in specific web based consultation.
Advice given
Thank you for your request to hold a meeting with the IPC to discuss the consultation process established by the 2008 Planning Act. As you are aware, this is based upon early consultation with communities and statutory bodies and the IPC places great importance on this at the acceptance stage.
The IPC cannot comment on the merits of any case, including comments on consultation, as this is a matter for the Commissioners to consider when deciding whether to accept an application for examination or not. As such, I am not sure that a meeting would be able to provide you with the guidance that you are seeking.
I attach a copy of our advice note on the developer's consultation which talks about pre-application consultation and our advice note about our outreach programme which may be of some assistance. You might also want to speak to local authorities who have produced adequacy of consultation reports.
http://infrastructure.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Advice-note-8.2-web.pdf
Please don't hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance.