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Advice to David Hoare

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Enquiry

From
David Hoare
Date advice given
23 May 2017
Enquiry type
Email

I would like to know whether any DCO has been subject to longer examination/determination timescales than those outlined in the Planning Act 2008 (i.e. 6 months for examination, 3 months for the panel to write their report, and 3 months for the SoS to make their decision)?

Advice given

For the 65 applications decided to date, the statutory time-limit for examination (6 months) and reporting (3 months) has not been exceeded.

In a very limited number of cases, and for important and justified reasons, the Secretary of State has taken longer than 3 months to make his/ her decision.