This is an agreement that EDF Energy will underwrite additional costs incurred by the District Council and County Council in evaluating, challenging or commenting upon any proposals for a new nuclear power station at Sizewell. Statement of Community Consultation.
It is without prejudice to either council's eventual comments on a formal submission to the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC), which will deal with an application and either determine it or refer a recommendation to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
The Sizewell C Strategic Planning Liaison Group (previously the Planning Performance Agreement project board) acts as the forum for discussing major project issues as well as the formal mechanism for approving and monitoring the delivery of work packages.