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Regulation 3(a)
Table of statutory parties to the examination of an application
Column 1; Statutory Party | Column 2; Circumstances. |
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Note to Table “relevant”, in relation to a body, shall mean the body which has responsibility for the location where the proposed nationally significant infrastructure project will be sited or has responsibility for an area which neighbours that location. | |
The Welsh Ministers | All applications likely to affect land in Wales |
The Scottish Executive | All applications likely to affect land in Scotland |
The relevant Northern Ireland Department | All applications likely to affect land in Northern Ireland |
The relevant Regional Planning Body | All applications likely to affect land in England and Wales |
The Health and Safety Executive | All cases |
The relevant Strategic Health Authority | All applications likely to affect land in England and Wales |
The relevant Health Board(1) | All applications likely to affect land in Scotland |
Natural England | All applications likely to affect land in England |
The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England | All applications likely to affect land in England |
The relevant fire and rescue authority | All cases |
The relevant police authority | All cases |
The relevant parish council, or, where the application relates to land Wales or Scotland the relevant community council | All cases |
The Environment Agency | All applications likely to affect land in England and/or Wales |
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency | All applications likely to affect land in Scotland |
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment | All applications likely to affect land in England |
The relevant Regional Development Agency | All cases |
The Equality and Human Rights Commission | All applications likely to affect land in England and Wales |
The Scottish Human Rights Commission | All applications likely to affect land in Scotland |
The Commission for Sustainable Development | All cases |
AONB Conservation Boards | All applications likely to affect an AONB that is managed by a Conservation Board |
Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales | All applications likely to affect the historic environment in Wales |
The Countryside Council for Wales | All applications likely to affect land in Wales |
The Homes and Communities Agency | All applications likely to have an effect on its areas of responsibility |
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee | All applications likely to affect the marine environment |
The Commission for Rural Communities | All applications likely to affect rural communities in England |
Scottish Natural Heritage | All applications likely to affect land in Scotland |
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency | All applications likely to affect the maritime or coastal environment, or the shipping industry |
The Marine and Fisheries Agency | All applications likely to affect the marine area in England and Wales |
The Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency | All applications likely to affect the fisheries industry in Scotland |
The Civil Aviation Authority | All applications relating to airports or which are likely to affect an airport or its current or future operation |
The Highways Agency | All applications likely to affect road or transport operation and/or planning on roads for which the Secretary of State for Transport is the highway authority. |
Integrated Transport Authorities (ITAs) and Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) | All applications likely to affect transport within, to or from the relevant integrated transport area of the ITA or PTE |
The relevant Highways Authority | All applications likely to have an impact on the road network or the volume of traffic in the vicinity of the proposal |
Transport for London | All applications likely to affect transport within, to or from Greater London |
The Rail Passengers Council | All applications likely to affect rail passenger transport |
The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee | All applications likely to affect access to transport for disabled people |
The Coal Authority | All applications that lie within areas of past, present or future coal mining. |
The Office of Rail Regulation and approved operators(2) | All proposed applications likely to affect the rail transport industry |
The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority | All applications likely to affect gas and electricity markets |
The Water Services Regulation Authority | All applications likely to affect the water industry in England and Wales |
The Water Industry Commission of Scotland | All applications likely to affect the water industry in Scotland |
The relevant waste regulation authority | All applications likely to affect waste infrastructure |
The relevant internal drainage board | All applications likely to increase the risk of flooding in that area or where the proposals relate to an area known to be an area of flood risk |
The British Waterways Board | All applications likely to have an impact on inland waterways or land adjacent to inland waterways |
Trinity House | All applications likely to affect navigation in tidal waters |
The Health Protection Agency | All applications likely to involve chemicals, poisons or radiation which could potentially cause harm to people |
The relevant local resilience forum | All cases |
Relevant statutory undertakers | All applications likely to affect their functions as statutory undertakers |
The Crown Estate Commissioners | All applications likely to impact on the Crown Estate |
The Forestry Commission | All applications likely to affect the protection or expansion of forests and woodlands |
For the meaning of “Health Board” see section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29)
For the definition of “approved operators” see section 25 of the Planning Act 2008 (c.29).