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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/byers-gill-solar-order-2025/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2025/934",
  "legislation_title": "The Byers Gill Solar Order 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/byers-gill-solar-order-2025",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Infrastructure Planning\nMade 23rd July 2025\nComing into force 14th August 2025\nAn application has been made to the Secretary of State under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008(“the 2008 Act”) and in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 for an Order granting development consent.\nThe application has been examined by the Examining Authority appointed by the Secretary of State pursuant to Chapter 3 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act and carried out in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act and the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010.\nThe Examining Authority, having considered the representations made and not withdrawn and the application together with the accompanying documents, has, in accordance with section 74(2) of the 2008 Act, submitted a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State.\nThe Secretary of State has considered the representations made and not withdrawn, and the recommendation and report of the Examining Authority, and taken into account the environmental information in accordance with regulation 4 of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 and has had regard to the documents and matters referred to in section 104(2) of the 2008 Act.\nThe Secretary of State is satisfied that the special category land within the Order limits, when burdened with the rights imposed by this Order, will be no less advantageous than it was before to the persons in whom it is vested, other persons, if any, entitled to rights of common or other rights, and to the public; and that, accordingly, section 132(3) of the 2008 Act applies.\nThe Secretary of State, having decided the application, has determined to make an Order granting development consent for the development described in the application on the terms that in the opinion of the Secretary of State are not materially different from those proposed in the application.\nThe Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114, 115, 120, 122, 123 and 140 of the 2008 Act, makes the following Order—",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2008 c. 29. Parts 1 to 7 were amended by Chapter 6 of Part 6 of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2009/2264, amended by S.I. 2010/602, S.I. 2010/602, S.I. 2012/2732, S.I. 2013/522, S.I. 2013/755, S.I. 2015/377, S.I. 2017/572; modified by S.I. 2012/1659."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "S.I. 2010/103, amended by S.I. 2012/635."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "S.I. 2017/572."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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