Advice to Siemens Windpower

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Enquiry

From
Siemens Windpower
Date advice given
1 September 2010
Enquiry type
Phone

Phone call from Theresa Cook, Head of Business Development, and Jasper Miller of Siemens Windpower [SW] about possible investment in UK. Referred to IPC by British Embassy in Copenhagen.

Advice given

Advised that IPC has policy of complete openness, and could not discuss anything in conditions of commercial confidentiality. Any advice would be in public domain.

SW enquiry related to possible port development in north east and IPC process.

RU explained s.14 of PA2008 defining NSIPs and the thresholds relating to port development under s.24.

RU explained in outline operation of PA2008 and how it differs from TCPA in terms of pre-application procedure and statutory timelines.

RU set out four different theoretical options – 1. below thresholds and considered by LPA under TCPA 2. below thresholds and called in by SofS for examination by PINS under TCPA 3. above thresholds and considered by IPC 4. below thresholds but referred by SofS to IPC under s.35 as NSIP

RU explained that SW would need to take its own legal advice on the status of the possible project.