Consultation on streamlining infrastructure planning - Pre-application: guidance and documents to support acceptance, examination and decision - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Pre-application: guidance and documents to support acceptance, examination and decision

13. Should guidance continue to encourage applicants to use tools such as Issues and Engagement logs, and Principal Areas of Disagreement Summary Statements? Please comment on the value and scope of these documents for informing likely examination issues in light of the removal of statutory requirements for consultation. We also welcome views on any potential advantages or disadvantages for enabling a more effective examination if regulations required some of these documents to be submitted alongside an application.

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Please provide your views.

14. Are voluntary evidence plans an effective way of getting input on environmental issues early to inform environmental assessments and identify suitable mitigations? Please provide reasons.

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15. Should guidance set out the circumstances in which use of voluntary evidence plans might be beneficial?

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16. If guidance were to highlight the option to publish an engagement summary report, what might the potential advantages and disadvantages of this be? We would also welcome views on submitting this report alongside an application, especially what advantages and disadvantages there may be for a more effective examination if guidance encouraged or regulations required submission.

Please provide your views.