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[Topic/Question] What is the preliminary meeting? [Answer] 
The preliminary meeting is where the applicant and other interested parties make representations to the Examining Authority on how the application should be examined (s.88 Planning Act 2008). This includes, but is not limited to, discussions on the dates set for submission of written representations and the need for issue-specific hearings. Note: the meeting is not for the discussion of the merits of the application itself. It is for the Examining Authority to preside over the preliminary meeting and to decide which matters are to be discussed and how, as per The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010. See Advice Note 8.4 for further information.
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