Advice to Bill Temple-Pediani
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- From
- Bill Temple-Pediani
- Date advice given
- 4 October 2010
- Enquiry type
Dr Temple-Pediani of KTI energy copied us into correspondence which, intentionaly or otherwise, suggested that we had an oversight role over the behaviour or performance of local authorities, and that we were undertaking work in respect of a project at land known as the Unex site.
Advice given
We explained to Dr Temple-Pediani that we do not have such a role, and refered him to the Local Goverment Ombudsman.
We explained thatwe allocate project resources to projects once it is clear that they are viable projects, likely to result in an NSIP application. This means that the IPC will need to be satisfied that promoters have a realistic prospect of implementing a Development Consent Order. Matters such as land ownership and funding are important considerations. It is not clear at this stage that KTI has this level of commitment from key stakeholders or landowners. This is not intended as a comment on the merits of the proposal.