Specialist service
Public Notice Leafleting for NSIPs
Physical distribution of consultation materials and publicity notices for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. Section 47 and Section 48 requirements, handled on your timeline.
What this service covers
If you are working on a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project, the Planning Act 2008 places specific obligations on you before you can submit your application. Two of those obligations involve getting information physically into the hands of people who live near the proposed project.
That is the part we handle: the physical, door-to-door distribution of your consultation materials, publicity notices, and supporting documents. Tracked, confirmed, and completed within your required window.
Section 47 consultation
Your Statement of Community Consultation sets out how you will consult people living near the proposed project land. Once the SoCC is finalised (after the local authority has had its 28-day response window), we distribute the consultation materials exactly as the statement requires.
Section 48 publicity
The applicant must publicise the proposed application in the prescribed manner. Where that includes physical notices to residents and stakeholders, we handle the distribution, making sure the publicity notice reaches every required address before your stated deadline.
Beyond the statutory requirements
NSIP work often generates additional distribution needs that sit alongside the formal consultation. We also cover:
- Utility works and upgrade notifications to affected residents
- Traffic management and road closure notices, including TTROs
- Local authority announcements related to infrastructure projects
- Highways maintenance notifications for surrounding areas
- Construction project updates for nearby communities
- Supporting print materials: lamp wraps, banners, signage supply and installation
How tracking works for this service
Statutory distribution demands a higher level of record-keeping than a standard leaflet drop. Every round is tracked and confirmed complete, giving you a clear record of what was delivered, where, and when.
Deadline-driven scheduling
Your SoCC or publicity notice has a deadline. We work backwards from it and build the distribution schedule around your required completion date.
Confirmation you can reference
Tracked delivery means you have documented evidence that the distribution was completed as planned. Useful when demonstrating compliance.
A note on scope: We handle the physical distribution of your consultation and publicity materials. We are not a planning consultancy and do not provide legal advice. Your planning consultant or solicitor should confirm your SoCC requirements and ensure the content of your notices meets the statutory tests.
Working on an NSIP in the Dorset area?
Get in touch with the project details and timeline. We will scope out the distribution and come back with a plan and a quote.
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