Register of advice

This list is a record of general advice provided by the Planning Inspectorate. We publish this to comply with the 2008 Planning Act.

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• View advice to Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 4

  Planning Inspectorate comments on the Programme Document

  Enquiry from: Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 4

  Date advice given: 8 November 2024

• View meeting with Southern Water Services Limited

  Section 51 Advice Log.

  Meeting with: Southern Water Services Limited

  Date of meeting: 1 November 2024

• View meeting with Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 4

  Section 51 Advice Log.

  Meeting with: Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 4

  Date of meeting: 1 November 2024

• View advice to Members of the public

  Members of the public have submitted their views on the applicant's Adequacy of Consultation Milestone document and adequacy of consultation generally and has asked the Planning Inspectorate whether i... Read more

  Enquiry from: Members of the public

  Date advice given: 31 October 2024

• View meeting with Frodsham Solar Ltd

  Section 51 Advice Log.

  Meeting with: Frodsham Solar Ltd

  Date of meeting: 31 October 2024

• View meeting with Green Hill Solar Farm Limited

  Section 51 Advice Log.

  Meeting with: Green Hill Solar Farm Limited

  Date of meeting: 30 October 2024

• View advice to Uniper UK Limited

  Log Cyngor Adran 51 - Section 51 Advice Log

  Enquiry from: Uniper UK Limited

  Date advice given: 29 October 2024

• View advice to BSSL Cambsbed 1 Limited

  S51 advice

  Enquiry from: BSSL Cambsbed 1 Limited

  Date advice given: 28 October 2024

• View advice to Lightsource bp

  Log Cyngor Adran 51 - Section 51 Advice Log

  Enquiry from: Lightsource bp

  Date advice given: 28 October 2024

• View advice to Anglian Water and Cambridge Water

  Section 51 advice regarding the Programme Document submitted by Anglian Water and Cambridge Water.

  Enquiry from: Anglian Water and Cambridge Water

  Date advice given: 25 October 2024

• View advice to National Grid Electricity Transmission

  Review of Programme Document.

  Enquiry from: National Grid Electricity Transmission

  Date advice given: 25 October 2024

• View advice to Goodman Real Estate (UK) Limited

  S51 advice

  Enquiry from: Goodman Real Estate (UK) Limited

  Date advice given: 24 October 2024

• View meeting with Rosefield Energy Farm Limited

  Section 51 Advice Log.

  Meeting with: Rosefield Energy Farm Limited

  Date of meeting: 24 October 2024

• View advice to Planning Inspectorate

  Section 51 Advice Log.

  Enquiry from: Planning Inspectorate

  Date advice given: 22 October 2024

• View advice to Planning Inspectorate

  Section 51 Advice Log.

  Enquiry from: Planning Inspectorate

  Date advice given: 21 October 2024

• View advice to Planning Inspectorate

  Review of Programme Document.

  Enquiry from: Planning Inspectorate

  Date advice given: 17 October 2024

• View advice to Planning Inspectorate

  Section 51 Advice Log.

  Enquiry from: Planning Inspectorate

  Date advice given: 15 October 2024

• View meeting with Droves Solar Farm Limited

  Inception Meeting.

  Meeting with: Droves Solar Farm Limited

  Date of meeting: 9 October 2024

• View meeting with Photovolt Development Partners - SolarFive Ltd

  Section 51 Advice Log.

  Meeting with: Photovolt Development Partners - SolarFive Ltd

  Date of meeting: 3 October 2024

• View meeting with Photovolt Development Partners - SolarFive Ltd

  Section 51 Advice Log.

  Meeting with: Photovolt Development Partners - SolarFive Ltd

  Date of meeting: 3 October 2024

• View meeting with Cadent Gas Limited

  Project update meeting.

  Meeting with: Cadent Gas Limited

  Date of meeting: 25 September 2024

• View meeting with Island Green Power, Arup and Pinsent Masons

  Inception Meeting - To introduce the project, the applicant’s intended pre-application programme for the pre-application stage and Programme Document, and what work and studies are required for the pr... Read more

  Meeting with: Island Green Power, Arup and Pinsent Masons

  Date of meeting: 25 September 2024

• View meeting with SSE Hydrogen Developments Limited

  Project Inception Meeting.

  Meeting with: SSE Hydrogen Developments Limited

  Date of meeting: 9 September 2024

• View meeting with Kingsway Solar Farm Limited

  Project Update Meeting - Objectives

  Meeting with: Kingsway Solar Farm Limited

  Date of meeting: 5 September 2024

• View advice to Fylde Borough Council

  I am presently dealing with a pre-application enquiry within our Borough for a solar farm (up to 50MW capacity) and battery energy storage system (40MW capacity). My query is whether the scheme is cla... Read more

  Enquiry from: Fylde Borough Council

  Date advice given: 2 September 2024

• View meeting with Renewable Energy Solutions

  Project Update Meeting

  Meeting with: Renewable Energy Solutions

  Date of meeting: 29 August 2024

• View advice to Anthony Thompson

  Dear Caroline, I am confused about the approach you are taking here. You have responded to other S51 requests for advice in this matter and published attachments. Could you therefore be more specific ... Read more

  Enquiry from: Anthony Thompson

  Date advice given: 15 August 2024

• View advice to Anonymous

  A possible solar NSIP.

  Enquiry from: Anonymous

  Date advice given: 24 July 2024

• View meeting with Teeside Flexible Regas Port Limited

  Project update meeting.

  Meeting with: Teeside Flexible Regas Port Limited

  Date of meeting: 24 July 2024

• View advice to Mr Grubb

  I write in relation to an instruction we have received on a proposed solar farm application in England which we believe should be consented through the Town and Country Planning Act (1990), but I thou... Read more

  Enquiry from: Mr Grubb

  Date advice given: 12 June 2024

• View advice to Pegasus Group

  Request confirmation that a proposed solar farm should not be determined as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project

  Enquiry from: Pegasus Group

  Date advice given: 13 May 2024

• View advice to Flotation Energy and EnBW/bp

  Lastly, since out meeting, the Project has been reviewing our approach to the Information to Support Appropriate Assessment (ISAA) and I would like to seek the Inspectorate’s view. The ISAA will form ... Read more

  Enquiry from: Flotation Energy and EnBW/bp

  Date advice given: 5 March 2024

• View advice to Jonathan Dean

  During the examination of an NSIP does an Interested Party have a statutory right to present during the examination, and if so, which regulation permits this?”

  Enquiry from: Jonathan Dean

  Date advice given: 31 January 2024

• View advice to The Mineral Planning Group Ltd

  Request confirmation that a proposed development should not be determined as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project.

  Enquiry from: The Mineral Planning Group Ltd

  Date advice given: 12 January 2024

• View advice to David Rogers

  Please see attached.

  Enquiry from: David Rogers

  Date advice given: 22 September 2023

• View meeting with National Highways

  Project update and draft documents feedback review.

  Meeting with: National Highways

  Date of meeting: 21 September 2023

• View advice to Russ Tucker

  Please see attached.

  Enquiry from: Russ Tucker

  Date advice given: 5 September 2023

• View advice to Stop Botley West

  Please see attached.

  Enquiry from: Stop Botley West

  Date advice given: 17 August 2023

• View advice to Aldham Parish council

  Has another request for info been issued by the PI recently on the Norwich to Tilbury Pylons please. Another village has sent me a copy of a reponse they have sent to Briston but Aldham Parish Council... Read more

  Enquiry from: Aldham Parish council

  Date advice given: 16 August 2023

• View advice to West Bergholt Parish Council

  Please see attached

  Enquiry from: West Bergholt Parish Council

  Date advice given: 15 August 2023

• View advice to Various enquirers

  Various representations about the merits of the Proposed Development.

  Enquiry from: Various enquirers

  Date advice given: 14 August 2023

• View advice to David Rogers

  Please see attached.

  Enquiry from: David Rogers

  Date advice given: 14 August 2023

• View advice to Nigel Pearce

  Please see attached.

  Enquiry from: Nigel Pearce

  Date advice given: 14 August 2023

• View advice to John Webley

  Please see attached.

  Enquiry from: John Webley

  Date advice given: 13 July 2023

• View advice to Alex Maidment

  I strongly object to the plans for Gatwick expansion using a the conversion of the emergency runway approach. It will have a serious adverse effect on the environment and the well being of humans and ... Read more

  Enquiry from: Alex Maidment

  Date advice given: 12 July 2023

• View advice to James Freeman

  I would be grateful if you could advise on whether PINS are ok with handling a covering letter to a Joint Authority AoC response which includes the electronic signatures of ten senior officers from ea... Read more

  Enquiry from: James Freeman

  Date advice given: 12 July 2023

• View meeting with Gatroben Developments 2 Limited

  The Planning Inspectorate (the Inspectorate) attended the initial Steering Group meeting for the Dogger Bank D Wind Farm, held via Teams on 12 July 2023. The meeting focused on the Applicant’s propose... Read more

  Meeting with: Gatroben Developments 2 Limited

  Date of meeting: 12 July 2023

• View advice to West Sussex County Council

  As you are aware, the ten Gatwick local authorities are working collectively on the Northern Runway Project. With regard to Adequacy of Consultation (AoC), the authorities propose to submit a joint re... Read more

  Enquiry from: West Sussex County Council

  Date advice given: 4 July 2023

• View advice to Merton Council

  Merton Council queried whether it could be included in correspondence from the Planning Inspectorate regarding the adequacy of the Applicant’s Pre-application consultation.

  Enquiry from: Merton Council

  Date advice given: 20 June 2023

• View advice to Communities Against Gatwick Noise and Emissions

  The enquirer expressed an intention to register as an Interested Party in respect of the scheme, and requested further details.

  Enquiry from: Communities Against Gatwick Noise and Emissions

  Date advice given: 19 June 2023

• View advice to Various enquirers

  Section 3.3.60 of the Draft Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (EN-1) reads: “subject to any legal requirements, the urgent need for CNP Infrastructure to achieving our energy objectives... Read more

  Enquiry from: Various enquirers

  Date advice given: 18 May 2023

• View advice to Various enquirers

  I am delighted to hear that there will now be a review of the offshore alternative to East Anglia Green proposals set out by National Grid, but having studied the terms of the National Grid ESO review... Read more

  Enquiry from: Various enquirers

  Date advice given: 18 May 2023

• View advice to Panos Konidaris

  Enquiry in relation to a high security control centre. Section 14 of the 2008 Planning Act sets out the projects which may be considered to be NSIP and the above development does not appear to be incl... Read more

  Enquiry from: Panos Konidaris

  Date advice given: 12 May 2023

• View advice to Panos Konidaris

  Enquiry in relation to a high security control centre.   Section 14 of the 2008 Planning Act sets out the projects which may be considered to be NSIP and the above development does not appear to be in... Read more

  Enquiry from: Panos Konidaris

  Date advice given: 12 May 2023

• View advice to SASES

  Please see attached.

  Enquiry from: SASES

  Date advice given: 27 April 2023

• View advice to Marc vlessing

  Please see attached

  Enquiry from: Marc vlessing

  Date advice given: 25 April 2023

• View meeting with Elgin Energy and Pegasus Group

  Project Inception Meeting.

  Meeting with: Elgin Energy and Pegasus Group

  Date of meeting: 24 April 2023

• View advice to Office for Health Improvement and Disparities at t

  The Infrastructure Planning (Application: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 Schedule 1 sets out pre-application statutory consultees. A number of these organisations no longer exist. Wh... Read more

  Enquiry from: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities at t

  Date advice given: 6 April 2023

• View advice to Michael Mahony SASES

  Please see attached

  Enquiry from: Michael Mahony SASES

  Date advice given: 31 March 2023

• View advice to Department for Levelling, Housing and Communities

  A letter, dated 22 March 2023, to London Resort Company Holdings (the applicant for the London Resort project) from Lee Rowley MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Local Government and Build... Read more

  Enquiry from: Department for Levelling, Housing and Communities

  Date advice given: 22 March 2023

• View meeting with Applicant & Anglian Water

  Project update meeting

  Meeting with: Applicant & Anglian Water

  Date of meeting: 9 March 2023

• View advice to Thurrock Council

  To update PINS, please note that the Council continues to discuss with NH the PPA that it is willing to offer with regards to its LTC DCO submission. In the meantime all engagement on the LTC DCO has ... Read more

  Enquiry from: Thurrock Council

  Date advice given: 13 February 2023

• View advice to Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk Pylons

  We are the umbrella community campaign group for residents along the 180km route of East Anglia GREEN. On 16 June we submitted an 80-page technical response to the non-statutory consultation. It detai... Read more

  Enquiry from: Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk Pylons

  Date advice given: 21 November 2022

• View meeting with Gatwick Officers Group

  In relation to post-submission, we have a specific question at this stage about process. Our understanding was that the post-acceptance/pre-examination stage would take three months but GAL has sugges... Read more

  Meeting with: Gatwick Officers Group

  Date of meeting: 18 November 2022

• View meeting with National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)

  Project update meeting.

  Meeting with: National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)

  Date of meeting: 20 October 2022

• View meeting with Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council and Kent Cou

  Project Meeting Note

  Meeting with: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council and Kent Cou

  Date of meeting: 29 September 2022

• View meeting with Some Local Authorities impacted by the scheme

  Tripartite Meeting Part One.

  Meeting with: Some Local Authorities impacted by the scheme

  Date of meeting: 22 September 2022

• View meeting with National Highways and some Local Authorities

  Tripartite Meeting Part Two.

  Meeting with: National Highways and some Local Authorities

  Date of meeting: 22 September 2022

• View meeting with National Grid Ventures

  Project Inception Meeting.

  Meeting with: National Grid Ventures

  Date of meeting: 15 September 2022

• View advice to Newark and Sherwood District Council

  The Council has received two separate planning applications on directly adjacent sites for two 49.9MW solar farms. They have been submitted by the same agent, on behalf of different companies logged a... Read more

  Enquiry from: Newark and Sherwood District Council

  Date advice given: 10 August 2022

• View meeting with Alfanar Energy Limited

  Project Inception Meeting.

  Meeting with: Alfanar Energy Limited

  Date of meeting: 14 July 2022

• View meeting with Highways England

  Project update meeting.

  Meeting with: Highways England

  Date of meeting: 13 July 2022

• View advice to 7000 Acres

  Good evening, We as members of the local community being affected by large scale solar have found it necessary to form the "Seven Thousand Acres" action group in direct response to the proposals from ... Read more

  Enquiry from: 7000 Acres

  Date advice given: 4 July 2022

• View advice to Drax Power Limited

  We note that Reg 5(3) of the APFP Regulations requests that: (3) Any plans, drawings or sections required to be provided by paragraph (2) shall be no larger than A0 size, shall be drawn to an identifi... Read more

  Enquiry from: Drax Power Limited

  Date advice given: 12 April 2022

• View advice to Thurrock Council

  Phone call with Thurrock Council

  Enquiry from: Thurrock Council

  Date advice given: 1 February 2022

• View advice to Offshore Wind

  Dear Sir/Madam, I work for a UK based offshore wind energy consultancy called BVG Associates and am currently trying to understand the permitting requirements across the UK. Can you please help answer... Read more

  Enquiry from: Offshore Wind

  Date advice given: 21 December 2021

• View advice to Thurrock Council – anon

  Phone call with Thurrock Council

  Enquiry from: Thurrock Council – anon

  Date advice given: 15 December 2021

• View meeting with GL Hearn

  Inception Meeting

  Meeting with: GL Hearn

  Date of meeting: 6 December 2021

• View advice to Sandra Betts

  in relation to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPS) in the Norfolk County Council area

  Enquiry from: Sandra Betts

  Date advice given: 12 November 2021

• View advice to Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign

  In relation to the baselines Gatwick has proposed for the project in its consultation (which we note have changed from the baselines proposed in its Scoping Report), you say: "they are not matters tha... Read more

  Enquiry from: Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign

  Date advice given: 8 November 2021

• View meeting with Highways England

  Project Meeting Update.

  Meeting with: Highways England

  Date of meeting: 5 August 2021

• View meeting with Highways England

  Project Update Meeting.

  Meeting with: Highways England

  Date of meeting: 21 July 2021

• View meeting with Highways England

  Project Update Meeting.

  Meeting with: Highways England

  Date of meeting: 8 July 2021

• View advice to Debbie Bryce

  Enquiry about the status of an emerging National Policy Statement for the purposes of making a decision on an application for a Development Consent Order.

  Enquiry from: Debbie Bryce

  Date advice given: 30 June 2021

• View meeting with National Grid Carbon

  Project inception meeting.

  Meeting with: National Grid Carbon

  Date of meeting: 1 December 2020

• View advice to Corylus Planning and Environmental Ltd

  Good Afternoon, I have a relatively straightforward question that I have ben unable to find the answer for on your website. I have been asked to look at a potential large scale solar park. I understan... Read more

  Enquiry from: Corylus Planning and Environmental Ltd

  Date advice given: 17 September 2020

• View advice to Graham Fraley

  Dear Sirs I am trying to clarify procedure. If a local council gives planning permission for groundwork investigation related to a NIP and groundworks are clearly for a larger project should the local... Read more

  Enquiry from: Graham Fraley

  Date advice given: 10 August 2020

• View advice to Horus Capital

  Subject: Solar PV NSIP planning Dear James, We have been in touch before in relation to the requirements for NSIP on solar PV projects. Horus is starting the development of 3 single and independent pr... Read more

  Enquiry from: Horus Capital

  Date advice given: 5 August 2020

• View advice to Amy Moseley

  Good Afternoon, I am doing some research around Strategic Rail Freight Interchange. I found a recent article covering the refused Rail Freight Interchange in North Yorkshire outside Sherburn. (Develop... Read more

  Enquiry from: Amy Moseley

  Date advice given: 26 May 2020

• View advice to David Lyon

  Dear Sir or Madam, I wonder if you can help, I manage, together with several of my colleagues a number of large offshore high voltage electrical windfarm connections with cables onshore and offshore a... Read more

  Enquiry from: David Lyon

  Date advice given: 20 May 2020

• View advice to Clare Coombes

  Dear Sirs I’m hoping you can assist me. I currently live in Easthorpe, Essex which could or could not be affected by the A12 widening scheme. I have spoken to the Highway’s Agency who have told me the... Read more

  Enquiry from: Clare Coombes

  Date advice given: 30 April 2020

• View advice to Natural England

  Natural England wished to discuss the Planning Inspectorate’s process from the point of application with respect to the information supplied by an applicant to support an assessment under the requirem... Read more

  Enquiry from: Natural England

  Date advice given: 8 April 2020

• View advice to Andrew Weaver, Copper

  Hi there We’re acting on behalf of a number of NSIP projects looking to undertake statutory consultation over the next few month. Are you providing any guidance on pre-application consultation procedu... Read more

  Enquiry from: Andrew Weaver, Copper

  Date advice given: 3 April 2020

• View advice to West Devon Borough Council

  Dear Sir/Madam, We have had an EIA Screening Request relating to the addition of a 50MW black start facility to an existing 900MW gas fired power station. Given the scale of the project, could you adv... Read more

  Enquiry from: West Devon Borough Council

  Date advice given: 13 March 2020

• View meeting with SSE

  Inception meeting.

  Meeting with: SSE

  Date of meeting: 9 March 2020

• View meeting with Civil Aviation Authority

  Meeting to discuss Airspace matters specifically in respect of NSIP aviation projects

  Meeting with: Civil Aviation Authority

  Date of meeting: 5 March 2020

• View meeting with Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise

  Introduction and general process meeting specifically in respect of NSIP aviation projects

  Meeting with: Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise

  Date of meeting: 9 January 2020

• View meeting with Innogy Renewables UK

  Note of the inception meeting for Galloper Offshore Windfarm Extension project

  Meeting with: Innogy Renewables UK

  Date of meeting: 28 November 2019

• View advice to Derby City Council

  Please see attached document

  Enquiry from: Derby City Council

  Date advice given: 27 November 2019

• View advice to Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council

  Dear Sir/Madam, I have been liaising with a developer in respect of a potential project for electricity generation utilising compressed air which would be stored underground using pre-existing caverns... Read more

  Enquiry from: Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council

  Date advice given: 29 October 2019