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Notes
1. There are some discrepancies. For instance, power stations of 300 MW or more are included
in Schedule 1, although they actually fall under the Electricity Works (AEE) Regulations,
and all “special roads” are included, although the regulations should apply to special roads
under local authority jurisdiction.
2. The decision is actually made by the relevant Government Office in the region concerned (or
the Assembly). As will be discussed in Chapter 8, this has led to some discrepancies where
two or more offices have made different decisions on very similar projects.
3. This includes enough copies for all the statutory consultees to whom the developer has not
already sent copies, one copy for the LPA and several for the Secretary of State.
4. The criticism was well deserved. The circular's assertion that “…individual highway schemes
do not have a significant effect on climatic factors and, in most cases, are unlikely to have
significant effects on soil or water” is particularly interesting in view of the cumulative
impact of private transport on air quality.
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