# The A303 Sparkford to Ilchester Dualling Development Consent Order 2021, Paragraph 5: Details of consultation

Extent: E+W

(1) With respect to any requirement which requires details to be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval under this Schedule after consultation by the undertaker with another party, the details submitted must be accompanied by—
(a) a report setting out the consultation undertaken by the undertaker to inform the details submitted and the undertaker's response to that consultation; and
(b) copies of all consultation responses received.
(2) At the time of submission to the Secretary of State for approval, the undertaker must provide a copy of the report referred to under sub-paragraph (1) to the relevant consultees referred to in the requirement in relation to which approval is being sought from the Secretary of State.
(3) The undertaker must ensure that any consultation responses which request alterations to the details proposed by the undertaker are addressed in the details submitted to the Secretary of State for approval under this Schedule, however the undertaker must amend the details proposed in response to consultation only where it is appropriate, reasonable and feasible to do so, taking into account considerations including, but not limited to, cost and engineering practicality.
(4) Where the requests made in consultation responses are not incorporated in the details submitted to the Secretary of State for approval, the undertaker must state in the report referred to under sub-paragraph (1) the reasons why any requests made in consultation responses have not been included in the submitted details. At the same time as sending that report to the Secretary of State for approval the undertaker must send a copy of that report by electronic transmission to any consultee who made representations on that matter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/125/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/a303-sparkford-to-ilchester-dualling-development-consent-order-2021/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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