Object

Minerals and Waste Local Plan: Pre-Submission Publication

Representation ID: 99137

Received: 11/11/2022

Respondent: Broads Authority

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

This policy uses the term ‘should’ in relation to the submission of a Minerals Infrastructure Impact Assessment. The rest of the policy uses ‘will’ for example. It seems that this assessment is essential, but the policy using the term ‘should’ implies it is not. Why is there difference in wording in this policy when compared to others?

Soundness: Not justified

Change suggested by respondent:

The criterion could be amended as follows:
Development proposals within 250 metres of the above minerals related facilities [delete: should] [insert: 'are required to'] demonstrate that they would not prevent or prejudice the use of those facilities, through the submission of a Minerals Infrastructure Impact Assessment, as set out in Appendix 9. The ‘agent of change’ principle will be applied to all such development.