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Advice on IPC pre-application consultation published
The government has fleshed out key elements of the planning regime for nationally significant infrastructure projects by publishing guidance on the new requirements for pre-application consultation.
In addition it has produced advice on the application form and further clarification on how associated development will be handled alongside plans for development like new power stations, reservoirs, gas storage schemes, major wind farms, overhead power lines and water treatment works.
Communities and Local Government has stressed that the new requirements for pre-application consultation are "a vital aspect of the new regime. The early involvement of local communities, local authorities and statutory consultees at this stage can bring about significant benefits for all parties".
The guidance emphasised that the consultation should "allow members of the public to influence the way projects are developed by providing feedback on potential options, providing them with an opportunity to shape the way in which their community develops".
However the department has acknowledged that a "'one- size- fits- all' approach would not be appropriate".
The guidance argued that "promoters, who are best placed to understand the detail of their specific project proposals, and the relevant local authorities, who have a unique knowledge of their local communities, should as far as possible work together to develop plans for consultation".
The advice on so-called associated development makes it clear that network connections, electricity sub-stations, gas sector above ground installations (AGIs), water pumping stations, overhead and underground lines and landscaping will all be covered by this category.
Information on these aspects of proposals will have to be supplied alongside detail of the nationally significant schemes themselves when individual projects are submitted to the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) for determination
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