inspector's report forest of dean district council statement of ...

Annex 3 – Specific Consultation BodiesThe following is a list of consultees taken from Annex E of Planning Policy Statement12. The list contains those specific consultation bodies that either must be consultedand those who should be considered where they are relevant to the local authority’sarea and the development plan document.Specific Consultation BodiesThe following bodies must be consulted in accordance with The Town and CountryPlanning (Local Development) (England) Regulations:The South West Regional Assembly (regional planning body)Each relevant authority - any part of whose area is in or adjoins the area of the localplanning authority (“relevant authority” means a local planning authority, acounty council, a town or parish council);The Countryside Agency;The Environment Agency;Highways Agency;The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;English Nature;The Strategic Rail Authority;South West Regional Development Agency (The Regional Development Agency);Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Strategic Health Authority (Strategic HealthAuthority):Telecommunications providersElectricity and gas providersSewerage and water undertakersGovernment DepartmentsIndividual Government Departments as appropriate:Home Office;Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;Department for Transport (through the Government Office for the South West- GOSW);Department of Health (through relevant Regional Public Health Group);Department of Trade and Industry (through GOSW);Ministry of Defence;Department of Work and Pensions;Department of Constitutional Affairs;Department for Culture, Media and Sport; andOffice of Government Commerce (Property Advisers to the Civil Estate).Local Voluntary BodiesVoluntary bodies (whose activities benefit any part of the authority’s area)Bodies representing the interests of different racial, ethnic or national groups in theauthority’s area;Bodies representing the interests of different religious groups in the authority’s area;Bodies representing the interests of disabled persons in the authority’s area; andBodies representing the interests of persons carrying on business in the authority’sarea.13