Overcoming The Challenges of Onshore Project Development under the IPC – Suggested Courses of

Action

Challenges For Onshore Project Suggested Course of Action

Development under the IPC

1. Political a. Continue consultations with MPs, Councillors / Leaders, RDAs, National Grid, OFTO,
Ofgem etc

2. Policy a. Continue to engage with IPC, DECC etc.

b. Ensure conformity with the IPC Planning Process (see slides)

c. Ensure that Energy Renewable ‘solution’ gets addressed by RDAs, LPAs, RSSs, UDP,
LDF and other DPDs

d. Engage with host LPA to ensure that satisfactory SPD for Planning Gain is being
drafted or in place

e. Engage best planning consultancy

3. National Policy Statements a. Contribute to policy debates on NPS’, etc.

4. Statement of Community Consultation a. Examine SoCCs already submitted to IPC and ‘take-on-board’ IPC Opinion
(SoCC)
b. Ensure SoCC conforms to Government Guidance

c. Engage best consultancy to formulate SoCC

5. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), a. Engage best consultancy

Environmental Statement (ES) and
Development Consent Management b. Ensure Development Consents cover all issues – Land CPOs, One NSIP or more than
one?,

6. Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) a. Issue should become clearer following consultation exercises

7. Local Impact Reports (awaiting IPC a. Identify all those potential authorities that may be submitting a LIR
Guidance)
b. Begin to formulate what base-line data may be necessary for host / affected Local
Planning Authorities (LPAs)

c. Engage with host / affected (LPAs)

d. Do not contribute financially to any LPA (LIR) to avoid accusations of ‘buying’ planning
permission

8. ‘Issues’ Groups a. Identify and engage positively with Issues Groups

9. Legal a. Ensure adequate ‘slippage’ is built into the programme to take account of legal
challenges

b. Engage best legal practice involved in such NSIP / large submissions to optimise
chances of successful decision

c. Begin formulating Draft Heads of Terms for Planning Gain based on a ‘Worst / Best
Case Scenario’

d. Keep up to date with www.Lexology.com and various blogs re. NSIPs, IPC, NPSs etc
on there

e. Ensure legal, engineering and planning presence at all meetings with outside parties

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 Overcoming The Challenges of Onshore Project Development under the IPC – Suggested Courses of
Action

Challenges For Onshore Project Suggested Course of Action

Development under the IPC

10. IPC Planning Procedures a. Optimise timescales on IPC Process for maximising delivery of the Planning Decision

11. Technical / Supply Chain a. Engage with Supply Chain as early as possible

b. Ensure technical, regulatory licences are in place

12. Consultation a. Effective consultation with Statutory and Non-Statutory authorities / bodies
will be key to achieving a successful outcome in the optimum time available

b. Ensure management processes are in place to ensure it happens

c. Dedicated website for distributing information

13. Key Stakeholder Management and a. Effective consultation with Statutory and Non-Statutory authorities / bodies
Relationship-Building Activities will be key to achieving a successful outcome in the optimum time available

b. Ensure management processes are in place to ensure it happens

c. Dedicated website for distributing information

14. The Project Team and Project a. Management Team (Project ‘Standardisation’ Systems)
Management
b. Management and Documentary Systems

c. Sharing of Best Practice

d. GIS Systems

e. To be made available by appropriate ‘cloud’ computing

15. Specialist Consultants a. Ensure best consultancies, appropriate to each task, are engaged – tight
briefs that they have contributed to on a, ‘without prejudice’ , basis

16. Planning Performance Agreements a. A specialised task that involves Legal, Planning, Engineering and Financial
and Planning Gain: Community expertise
Infrastructure Levy, Section 106s and
Section 278s b. Ensure all disciplines attend meeting with LPAs etc

17. 3rd Party Land Ownerships a. Engage services of best land agent

b. Formulate land requirements early on in the process

c. Ensure all legal processes are followed

d. Take planning/legal/Counsel advice where appropriate

18. Offshore Transmission Network a. Engage with all interested parties as soon as possible
Owners (OTNO)