Consultation on streamlining infrastructure planning

Closes 27 Oct 2025

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Pre-examination and Examination: supporting effective examination through guidance for public bodies

25. Do you agree that existing guidance provides enough information to aid local authorities in preparing meaningful local impact reports and should therefore retained? If further information would be beneficial to be included within this guidance, what should it say?

Please provide your views. 

26. Is existing guidance clear on the difference between a relevant representation, written representation and local impact report? What further information on the differences between a local impact report and relevant representation would be beneficial to assist local authorities?

Please provide your views. 

27. How can guidance seek to reduce existing barriers that public authorities face in engaging with the process?

Please provide your views. 

28. What should guidance say to ensure public authorities engage appropriately with examinations? We would welcome views on how guidance can outline the circumstances in which public authorities are relevant to the application.

Please provide your views.