This is entry number 234, published on 15
April 2011, of a blog on the Planning Act 2008 infrastructure
planning and authorisation regime. Click
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Today's entry reports on the latest questions from the
Infrastructure Planning Commission about its first application.
The furthest advanced application being considered by the
Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) is for an energy from
waste plant in Bedfordshire being promoted by Covanta Energy.
This week the IPC published its second (and final) set of questions
about the application.
There are two significant features of the examination of
applications under the new regime. First, it is almost
entirely done in writing, where previously the largest applications
were the subject of public inquiries, which sometimes lasted for
years. Secondly, those examining the application are
