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elevant to each assessment are included within the individual sections of
this ES.
ONGOING CONSULTATION
3.16 During the EIA process both the Applicant and the appointed consultants
have been undertaking consultation with relevant statutory and nonstatutory
bodies. The following organisations have been consulted directly
by the Applicant or by consultants and/or meetings have been held with
regard to the proposal (other organisations have been contacted to
request any relevant data on the site such as RSPB and local nature
conservation groups):
RMBC;
Highways Agency;
Environment Agency;
Natural England;
English Heritage;
Ministry of Defence;
Civil Aviation Authority;
NATS En-Route;
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (RHADS);
Ofcom; and
Radio-communications link operators.
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
3.17 In parallel with the statutory consultation process and in accordance with
its „Development With Care‟ principle, the Applicant commenced a
consultation process more locally with a view to informing and engaging
the local communities at an early stage in the design process.
3.18 Throughout the design process, comments received from local residents,
local representative groups and statutory bodies have also been
considered with regard to how the project should be changed, or any
requirements for additional research or survey work prior to the finalisation
of the project.
3.19 The main comments and concerns arising from the responses received
during the scoping process have been addressed under the relevant
section headings of the ES.
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Penny Hill Wind Farm
Environmental Statement