Presentation from Simone Wilding (Head of Major Casework) and Dr Pauleen Lane (Group Manager for National Infrastructure) to National Infrastructure Planning Association (NIPA) annual conference on 27 June 2018.

1. PINS’ Perspective & Priorities
Simone Wilding Dr Pauleen Lane
Head of Major Group Manager
Casework National Infrastructure
The Planning Inspectorate

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Outline
• Update on Advice Notes
• GDPR Consequences
• Documentation Practice Updates
• How to build flexibility into DCOs
• Designing robust & deliverable DCOs

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Based on 70 decisions

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Updated AN 15
Thank you!
Importance of EM:
• What & Why
• Complete audit trail
Include with submission
list of SUs not covered by
Protective Provisions

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GDPR Consequences
Live schemes: minimal change
Post decision: change duration of publication. Options:
1. Main docs (DCO, DL, ExA Report) beyond 8 weeks?
2. Main docs (DCO, DL, ExA Report) beyond 1-3 years?
3. Main docs + application docs beyond 1-3 years?
Un-publish BoR at end of JR period

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Changing Practice
Gradual
reduction of
paper copies for
acceptance
On-going
transformation of
PINS systems

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How Much Detail?
• Clarity on what’s being consented
• Enable worst case assessment
• Policy/legal tests addressed
• Less time: consent to build
• Clear strategy for finalisation (eg
limits of deviation)
• Strong justification (commercial,
technology etc)
• Longer exam/post consent?
More
Less

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Robust & Deliverable DCOs

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Questions?