The list below highlights examples of what the Planning Inspectorate considers to be ‘good’ documentation submitted in relation to nationally significant infrastructure projects.

Inclusion in this list does not imply an agreement with the content of the document, but an indication that the style, format or approach used is one that others may benefit from using.

Good examples will continually be added to the list when suitable examples are identified. Documents will only be added once the period for Judicial Review has expired following the Secretary of State’s decision (or withdrawal of a project) or once a Judicial Review has been completed.

We welcome comments, suggestions and potential examples via email at: enquiries@infrastructure.gsi.gov.uk

Consultation Report

Project	Submitted by	Why good?
Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm	Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm Limited	Clear and easy to navigate with useful process diagram near the start of the report.

Adequacy of Consultation Response

Project	Submitted by	Why good?
Rampion	Brighton & Hove Council	Comprehensive and gives clear justifications as to why the consultation was adequate.

Local Impact Reports

Project	Submitted by	Why good?
Rampion	Brighton & Hove Council	Particularly useful as it takes a strategic scale approach to the identification of impacts from a linear scheme extending over a number of local authority areas and ensures that effects on services such as highways, transport etc are integrated.
North London	Greater London Authority	Particularly useful as it takes a strategic scale approach to the identification of impacts from a linear scheme extending over a number of local authority areas and ensures that effects on services such as highways, transport etc are integrated.

Statement of Common Ground

Project	Submitted by	Why good?
Rampion	E.ON Climate & Renewables UK Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Limited and South Downs National Park Authority	Concise but still provides enough information to understand the position. Usefully covers ‘matters not agreed’. Cross-references these matters to the LIR to avoid duplication.

Relevant Representations

Project	Submitted by	Why good?
Rampion	National Trust	It’s a reasonable length and has good structure as it summarises the overall position at the beginning, then addresses each topic and finishes with a short conclusion.
Atlantic Array	Mumbles Community Council	Clear about the areas of concern the community council holds with regards the application. It helpfully refers to specific geographic areas and aligns its representation with national and unitary development plan policies. It makes clear it disagrees with the applicant’s assessment of impacts, stating why and again referring to unitary development plan policies.
Atlantic Array	Five Parishes Atlantic Array Working Group	Submitted by a working group of five parishes, set up especially to address potential on-shore repercussions from the proposed development. It set out the parties and the aims of the group, the local issues and concerns and stated areas where it considered further information was required from the applicant. At relevant representation stage, the Examination Authority found it useful to know the affected parishes were working together and to have the group’s views on matters the group felt needed to be addressed particularly during construction.

Responses to Written Questions

Project	Submitted by	Why good?
Rampion	Natural England	Responses set out in a table format with the question and their response next to each other is helpful.