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Advice to Chris Purslow

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From
Chris Purslow
Date advice given
24 July 2018
Enquiry type
Email

Hello,

Could you please confirm if Parish Councils would be considered a statutory stakeholder for a DCO application under the 2008 Planning Act if located in a host local authority ward or if in the immediate vicinity of the proposal.

Thank you

Advice given

Hi Chris,

The prescribed consultees for DCO applications are set out in schedule 1 to the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 (as amended).

This includes the “The relevant parish council, or, where the application relates to land Wales or Scotland the relevant community council” in all cases. The note to the table explains that ““relevant”, in relation to a body, shall mean the body which has responsibility for the location where the proposals may or will be sited or has responsibility for an area which neighbours that location.”

Therefore, parish councils are statutory consultees for DCO applications.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.