Consultation outcome

Nationally significant infrastructure projects: guidance for examining planning applications

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 13 April 2012
• Last updated: 14 October 2013 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Planning Act 2008: summary of responses to the consultation on proposed changes to the suite of guidance documents for the major infrastructure planning regime

Ref: ISBN 9781409840213

PDF, 70.4 KB, 7 pages

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Detail of outcome

This paper gives a summary of the main areas in the consultation documents that have been amended and clarified.

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Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on amending the guidance for examining planning applications to bring it into line with the Localism Act 2011.

This consultation ran from
13 April 2012 to 11:45pm on 6 July 2012

Consultation description

This consultation forms part of a light touch review of the 6 guidance documents underpinning the Planning Act 2008, which includes guidance for examining planning applications as well as on:

• the pre-application process
• fees
• associated development
• application forms
• compulsory acquisitions

The examinations guidance has been refreshed to bring it into line with the Localism Act 2011 and has been made more concise in the process. It clarifies some of the examination procedure rules. For example, there are now sections detailing what the preliminary meeting is for and what are specific issue hearings, as feedback suggested that users were not clear on these (rule 7 and rule 13). The guidance also addresses the process for making changes to a Development Consent Order post submission.

Documents

Planning Act 2008: Guidance for the examination of applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects - Consultation

Ref: ISBN 9781409834519

PDF, 244 KB, 25 pages

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Planning Act 2008: consultation on proposed changes to the suite of guidance documents for the major infrastructure planning regime

Ref: ISBN 9781409834557

PDF, 152 KB, 18 pages

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Published 13 April 2012
Last updated 14 October 2013 + show all updates

1. 14 October 2013

   Added summary of responses to the consultation documents, published 14 October 2013.

2. 13 April 2012

   First published.