Issue - decisions

The Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change has:

(a)     approved the comments in paragraphs 2.33-2.64 of the report and the detailed comments in Appendix D as the County Council’s formal response to the consultation on the proposed extension to the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm

(b)     authorised the Director of Highways, Transport, and Planning to respond to any further stages of pre-submission consultation - in support of the formal response approved under (a)

(c)     if an application for a Development Consent Order is submitted, authorised the Director of Highways, Transport, and Planning to:

(i)      approve the County Council’s ‘adequacy of consultation’ response

(ii)     prepare and submit the County Council’s written representation and Local Impact Report, and to negotiate with the applicant on the DCO requirements, any S106 Agreement, and the preparation of a Statement of Common Ground – all in support of the formal response approved under (a); and

(iii)    attend the examination hearings and answer the Examining Authority’s questions in support of the County Council’s position; and

(d)     if a Development Consent Order is made, approved the County Council becoming a relevant authority for the discharge of onshore requirements, provided that the Authority’s costs are met in full.