26th March 2010, 10:51 AM
Just a few questions. I have had a look through both the statement and the practice guide (does the latter also have legal force?). In Annex 2 of the Statement the HER is described as (typically) not only being an information resource etc, but also "together with a dedicated staffing resource", so would that not mean any checking of the HER over "assessments of significance" also (legally?) obliges the developer to check with HER officers too? Of course, that is on the assumption every HER has staff to answer queries on it - are there contrary cases?
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