Consultation outcome

Operational reforms to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) consenting process

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 25 July 2023
• Last updated: 6 March 2024 — See all updates

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

This consultation has concluded

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Operational reforms to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects consenting process: government response

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Detail of outcome

The government has published its response to the transformation consultation which ran between 25 July 2023 and 19 September 2023.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on the details to the operational reforms which the government is looking to make to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) consenting process.

This consultation ran from
25 July 2023 to 11:59pm on 19 September 2023

Consultation description

Following the publication of the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Action Plan in February 2023, the government has committed to bringing forward reforms to ensure the existing system can support our future infrastructure needs by making the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects consenting process better, faster, greener, fairer and more resilient by 2025.

The key operational changes we are consulting on will make the system work more effectively for applicants, local authorities and communities. The proposals fall broadly into 3 reform areas:

1. Operational reform to support a faster consenting process
2. Recognising the role of local communities and strengthening engagement
3. System capability - building a more diverse and resilient resourcing model

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Consultation on operational reforms to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) consenting process

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Published 25 July 2023
Last updated 6 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 6 March 2024

   Added government response to the consultation on Operational reforms to the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) consenting process.

2. 25 July 2023

   First published.