Advice to Waitrose

Enquiry

• From: Waitrose
• Date advice given: 29 May 2018
• Enquiry type: Email

I am enquiring about registering as an interested party for a nationally significant infrastructure project. An individual appears to need to state how the proposed infrastructure project is going to affect them.

Is there then a process at the Planning Inspectorate which screens out those people who have not made a significantly strong case that they will be affected? Or are all such requests to become an interested party accepted, assuming they are not frivolous?

Are there geographical limits on the distance between an interested party and where the proposed project will be built?

Advice given

Registration to participate in an examination is achieved by submitting a Relevant Representation, which must include an outline of the principal submissions which the person proposes to make to make to the examination. This can be a high-level summary ('topic headings' or similar) and there will be an opportunity to make fuller submissions during the examination.

There is no process of assessing the 'strength' of a representation at registration (though an outline of principle submissions must be included), nor is there a geographical restriction on registration.

If you have not already, I suggest you read our advice note 8.2, "how to register to participate in an examination", which is available on our website here: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/legislation-and-advice/advice-notes/