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RESOLVED
 
(i)    To
delegate authority to the Director of Place, in consultation with
the Cabinet Members for Planning and Infrastructure and Local
Economy and Place and Local Members in Wards affected by the
onshore cable route and substation to respond to procedural
consultations and engagement as part of the Development Consent
Order application process in respect of the Rampion 2 DCO.
 
(ii)   To delegate authority to the Director of
Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Planning and
Infrastructure and Local Economy and Place and Local Members, to
respond to procedural consultations and engagement as part of the
Development Consent Order application process in respect of all
future DCO’s that impact on Horsham district.
 
REASON
 
(i)    Rampion
2 DCO delegation:
 
       Without delegated
authority it is unlikely that the
Council will be able to effectively engage with the Rampion 2 DCO
process. If responses are not submitted in accordance with the
statutory timescales they cannot be
taken into account.  Without the
requested Rampion 2 DCO delegation in place, this could result in a
recommendation from the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) to the
Secretary of State, to permit or refuse a development consent which does not fully take account of impacts
upon Horsham District.
 
(ii)   General DCO delegation:
 
       To negate the
requirement to seek Cabinet’s approval to participate in any
DCO processes each time the occasion arises.