Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects

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Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects are large-scale developments in areas like energy, transport, water, and waste in the UK that follow a special fast-track planning and consent regime due to their national importance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infrastructure planning designation
planning regime category
administeredBy Planning Inspectorate NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs NSIPs NERFINISHED
applicationSubmittedTo Planning Inspectorate NERFINISHED
applicationType development consent order application
appliesToJurisdiction England
Wales
characteristic large scale
national importance
statutory timetables for examination and decision
threshold-based criteria
country United Kingdom
decisionMaker Secretary of State NERFINISHED
decisionMakerRole grants or refuses development consent order
governedBy Planning Act 2008 NERFINISHED
hasProcessStage acceptance
decision
examination
post-decision
pre-application
pre-examination
recommendation
hasPurpose fast-track consent for nationally important infrastructure
includes airports (over certain thresholds)
harbours and ports
hazardous waste facilities above thresholds
large water transfer schemes
large wind farms
major electricity transmission lines
major power stations
major roads
railway lines
waste water treatment works above thresholds
introducedInYear 2008
legalBasis Part 3 of the Planning Act 2008
planningRegimeType consent regime separate from Town and Country Planning Act 1990
policyFramework National Policy Statement for Airports (where applicable) NERFINISHED
National Policy Statement for Energy NERFINISHED
National Policy Statement for National Networks NERFINISHED
National Policy Statement for Ports NERFINISHED
regulatedBy National Policy Statements NERFINISHED
relatedConcept development consent order regime
major infrastructure planning
requires development consent order
environmental impact assessment where applicable
habitats regulations assessment where applicable
pre-application consultation
sector business and commercial (limited circumstances)
energy
hazardous waste
transport
waste
waste water
water
timeLimit six months for examination stage
three months for Secretary of State decision after recommendation
website https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/

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United Kingdom planning law keyConcept Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects