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[Topic/Question] What is the difference between being a statutory consultee and an interested party? [Answer] 
At the pre-application stage the onus is on the developer to consult with statutory consultees (as defined by Schedule 1 of The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms And Procedures) Regulations 2009 ) and the local community. Once the application has been accepted by the Planning Inspectorate the developer must publicise this and set a deadline for the receipt of 'relevant representations'. Any member of the public who makes a relevant representation becomes an interested party at this stage and statutory consultees are also then deemed interested parties under section 102 of Planning Act 2008. All interested parties will be invited to make further written representations and take part in the examination.
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