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Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects definition

What does Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects mean? In planning practice, Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects are very large infrastructure schemes in England that meet statutory thresholds and are authorised by a single Development consent Order (DCO) under the planning act 2008. The term is defined in the Planning Act 2008 and covers specified sectors, including energy, transport, water, waste water and waste. Applications are examined by the Planning Inspectorate and determined by the relevant Secretary of State in accordance with designated National policy Statements. A DCO can consolidate related consents and confer compulsory acquisition powers. The regime requires pre‑application consultation and environmental assessment (EIA and, where...

NSIPs pre-application regime: statutory consultation and publicity duties, PINS' tiered service and fast-track route, with forthcoming Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 changes (England and Wales)

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Nationally significant Infrastructure project consent regime

The Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008) establishes a development consent regime for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) across energy, transport, water, waste water and waste. When proposals exceed specified thresholds, they must be authorised under that PA regime. Qualifying schemes therefore require development consent under PA 2008. Applications for development consent are submitted directly to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS), which acts on behalf of the Secretary of State, rather than to the local planning authority in the first instance. Development consent is granted by way of a single development consent order (DCO). See Practice Note: Permission for nationally significant infrastructure projects.

National Policy Statements (NPSs) are statutory documents that set out the government’s policy for particular categories of NSIPs and provide the framework within which the Secretary of State reaches decisions on NSIP applications for development consent. See Practice Note: National Policy Statements. Once a DCO application has been lodged, PA 2008 prescribes a fixed timetable for most of the stages of the conduct of the application through to its determination...

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