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The Woodsmith Project - S73 Project Amendments : Planning Statement

Introduction

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This Planning Statement has been prepared on behalf of the applicant, Anglo American Woodsmith Ltd (“Anglo American”) and accompanies an application seeking amendments to the Woodsmith Project that are to be pursued under Section 73 (“S73”) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990. This statement assesses the application proposals against the relevant national and local planning policy where there is a material change to the proposals.

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The Application Submission

The application proposals cross the administrative boundaries of both the North York Moors National Park Authority (“NYMNPA”) and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council (“RCBC”). Accordingly, identical submissions have been made to both authorities.

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This statement should be read alongside the following drawings and other documents which have been prepared to accompany the S73 submission:

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1 A covering letter and appropriate planning application fee;

2 Completed planning application forms and certificates relevant for a S73 submission;

3 This Planning Statement, that assesses the proposed changes against prevailing planning policy; 4 A Design & Access Statement, that sets out the design evolution of the proposed amendments; 5 A Statement of Community Involvement, that provides details of the pre-application consultation undertaken; 6 An Economic Impact Report, that assesses the soci0-economic impacts associated with the proposed amended scheme; 7 A Supplementary Environmental Statement (SES) that provides an assessment of the potential environmental effect related to the proposed amendments to the scheme. The SES is provided in two volumes (a Non-Technical Summary, and Technical Studies / Appendices) and;

Planning application drawings.

A full list of the accompanying planning drawings is included in Appendix 1 of this document. It identifies which of the previously approved drawings are to be retained or replaced, as well as new drawings which are relevant to the proposed amendments. Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion Request A request for an Environmental Impact Assessment (“EIA”) Scoping Opinion was prepared by Haskoning, on behalf of Anglo American and submitted to NYMNPA and RCBC. The purpose of this was to establish and confirm those environmental matters to be considered

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