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Advice to Yvonne Doyle

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From
Yvonne Doyle
Date advice given
17 February 2011
Enquiry type
Phone

We have a project that could be a potential NSIP. Could you give some advice on whether it would be an NSIP or not please? If it were to be an NSIP what would the timescales be when submitting an application?

Advice given

If you would like to send through a brief description of the project with some indicative plans we can advise you on the thresholds set out in the Planning Act 2008. I would advise you to seek your own legal advice on which you can rely.

If an application were to be submitted to the IPC, you would have to comply with the Pre-application requirements set out in the Chapter 2 of the Act. Pre-application involves consulting formally with various Statutory Consultees and the Community, both of which have a minimum of 28 days to respond to any consultation. Before consultation can take place, the IPC must be formally notified of a proposed application under section 46.