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The Development Consent Process

The Role of Local Authorities / GLA

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

The Development Consent Process

DEVELOPER PI NS SofS Pre-application

Acceptance Pre-examination Exam ination Recom m endation

Decision

1 Year + 1 Year

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

3 Key messages

1 .W e are im partial 2 .The Exam ining Authority w ill be appointed shortly 3 . Som e LAs m ay need to register to take part in the exam ination

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

You may need to register…

• Host authorities are automatically interested parties –

recommend you register anyway

• Neighbouring authorities will need to register and will be

invited to do so before the examination starts.

• The relevant representation is the first opportunity to make

your main points known to the Examining authority – informs their initial assessment of principal issues.

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

Our project page

Press this button to register

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

Relevant Representation Form

• Contact Details
• Interest in land
• Mailing preference
• You must provide a

summary of your views (recommended no more than 500 words)

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

Councils’ roles during examination

• Negotiating mitigation measures in the DCO (requirements and

planning obligations)

• Attendance at hearings (open floor, issue specific and compulsory

acquisition)

• Answering written questions posed by the Examining Authority
• Making written representations, LIR and SoCG; commenting on
• thers’ written representations
• Responding to requests by the examining authority for further

information.

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

The Local Impact Report

• A report on the “likely impact of the proposed

development” on your area – across all the Council’s functions (not just planning)

• Secretary of State m ust have regard to it
• Deadline in examination timetable; but you can start work

now - Get your delegations in place.

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

Statements of Common Ground

• What is agreed, and what is not agreed
• Simple and Soon – don’t overcomplicate, and don’t delay
• Just because an issue is agreed, doesn’t mean it won’t be
• examined. You may want to include reasoning within the

SoCG

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

Planning Obligations (s106)

• We can’t be party to any negotiations
• Get your cards on the table now
• The Panel will set a date for the receipt of a “planning
• bligation” (agreement or Unilateral Undertaking) during

the examination

• Interested Parties will be given time to comment on it.

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

Compulsory Acquisition

• Compulsory Acquisition of Council’s land or interests in land
• Compulsory Acquisition of Open Space
• Removal of statutory undertakers infrastructure /

extinguishment of rights NB: subject to change following Growth & Infrastructure Act

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

Resources

• We know you aren’t expressly funded for this.
• We can carry some of the load. You don’t need to duplicate

what we are doing.

• Planning performance agreements (MoU) have been used in

the past; but that’s between you and the applicant.

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

TTT Case Management Team

Led by me (Principal Case Manager) Robert Ranger (Case Manager) Chris White (Case Manager) Jeffrey Penfold (Case Officer) Ulrike Hartman (Programme Officer) K-J Johannson (Assistant Case Officer) Michael Baker (Assistant Case Officer)

Thames Tideway Tunnel – How to take part in the application process

Multidisciplinary Team

Case Admin Team Legal Team Env’tal Services Team Examining Inspectors Case Mgm’t Team