Select Committee on Deregulation Ninth Report


ANNEX

Letter from the British Pipeline Agency (BPA) to the Clerk of the Committee

Unfortunately our recent experience is limited and hence a full answer is not easy. Within the last five years we have only once made one application for a new pipeline to a local authority (approximately 2 km in length), all other applications have been for full PCAs.

In fact the largest saving of a local planning permission against a PCA is probably due to the shorter time likely to be required between making the application and obtaining permission. It is difficult to quantify this cost advantage. However, we believe the relationship between the estimated costs given in the Explanatory Memorandum are in the correct order of magnitude.

2 July 1998


 
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