Cyngor i Mendip District Council

Ymholiad

• Oddiwrth: Mendip District Council
• Y dyddiad y rhoddwyd y cyngor: 26 Mehefin 2012
• Math o ymholiad: Phone

Mendip District Council enquired regarding the thresholds for an reservoir application to come to the Planning Inspectorate rather than being dealt with by the Local Planning Authority.

Cyngor a roddwyd

While we are unable to provide a legal opinion as to whether development consent is required for any specific proposal, I hope the following advice will prove helpful with your query. If still unsure, please seek your own legal advice upon which you can rely.

The test whether a development is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) can be found in Part 3: Sections 14-30 of the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008). The relevant sections of the PA 2008 for reservoirs are Section 14 (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: General), which gives an overview of the types of scheme that may constitute a NSIP, and Section 27 (Dams and Reservoirs), which lists the relevant thresholds for this specific project type.

A direct link to the legislation section of our website where the Planning Act 2008 (and Localism Act 2011) is provided below:

http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/legislation-and-advice/legislation/