Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Definition

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What does Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects mean?

Large scale developments in England relating to energy, transport, water, or waste which require development consent under the planning act 2008. National policy Statements provide the framework within which the Secretary of State makes decisions on nsip applications for development consent.

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The National Infrastructure Plan [Archived]

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How is a breach of a development consent order enforced?

How is a breach of a development consent order enforced? Development consent orders (DCOs) are a form of development consent granted by the Secretary of State which authorise the development of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs). The Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008) introduced a faster and more transparent development consent system for NSIPs. Projects falling into one of the categories of NSIPs in PA 2008, Pt 3 must proceed via this streamlined system (see Practice Note: Permission for nationally significant infrastructure projects for a list of projects which constitute NSIPs). Enforcement of PA 2008 regime is carried out by the relevant local planning authority (LPA), which pursuant to PA 2008, s 173 is the authority for the area within which the project is situated. In areas where there are both a district and county authority the district authority will assume responsibility for the enforcement of DCOs (except projects involving hazardous waste facilities, where the county authority will handle enforcement). Breaching DCOs The enforcement regime for DCOs is set out...

What is the scope of permitted development rights for the construction of airport facilities?

What is the scope of permitted development rights for the construction of airport facilities? Class F of Schedule 2 Part 8 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, SI 2015/596 (the GPDO) provides permitted development rights for development at an airport in England. Development falling within Class F would therefore not require planning permission. Class F states that ‘the carrying out on operational land by a relevant airport operator or its agent of development (including the erection or alteration of an operational building) in connection with the provision of services and facilities at a relevant airport’ is permitted. There are a number of exceptions to this right. Development is not permitted by Class F if it would consist of or include: • the construction or extension of a runway • the construction of a passenger terminal the floor space of which would exceed 500 square metres • the extension or alteration of a passenger terminal, where the floor space of the building as existing...

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