Member

The application referred to by the right honourable Member was considered to meet the published call-in policy set out in the October 2012 Written Ministerial Statement, so it will be determined by Ministers. The application is not yet with the department. All decisions that come before Ministers are subject to examination by an independent planning inspector, usually through a public inquiry. The planning inspector then provides an evidence-based recommendation and sets out their full reasons for that recommendation. The inspector’s report considers the application against published local, regional and national planning policy, which is likely to contain a wide variety of material planning considerations; in this case, those are likely to include safety and national security.