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Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: Advice notes

The Planning Inspectorate has published a series of advice pages that are intended to inform applicants, consultees, the public and others about a range of process matters in relation to the Planning Act 2008 (PA2008).

• From: Planning Inspectorate
• Published: 11 March 2024

The advice notes are grouped together by audience or subject matter

Advice for members of the public

• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Eight: overview of the nationally significant infrastructure planning process for members of the public and others
  • 12 December 2012
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note 8.1: responding to the developer’s pre-application consultation
  • 12 December 2012
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note 8.2: how to register to participate in an Examination
  • 12 December 2012
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note 8.3: influencing how an application is Examined: the Preliminary Meeting
  • 12 December 2012
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note 8.4: the Examination
  • 12 December 2012
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note 8.5: the Examination: hearings and site inspections
  • 12 December 2012
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note 8.6: virtual examination events
  • 12 December 2012

Advice for local authorities

• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note One: local impact reports
  • 1 April 2012
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Two: The role of local authorities in the development consent process
  • 1 February 2015
  • Guidance

Advice for applicants

• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note six: preparation and submission of application documents
  • 22 May 2012
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice note Thirteen: preparation of a draft order granting development consent and explanatory memorandum
  • 1 February 2019
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Fourteen: compiling the consultation report
  • 1 October 2014
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Fifteen: drafting Development Consent Orders
  • 1 July 2018
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Sixteen: requests to change applications after they have been accepted for examination
  • 1 July 2015
  • Guidance

Advice on environmental matters

• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Three: EIA notification and consultation
  • 9 May 2012
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Four: Section 52: obtaining information about interests in land (Planning Act 2008)
  • 1 March 2017
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice note Five: Section 53 – Rights of Entry (Planning Act 2008)
  • 1 March 2017
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Seven: Environmental Impact Assessment: process, preliminary environmental information and environmental statements
  • 1 June 2020
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Nine: Rochdale Envelope
  • 1 July 2018
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Ten: Habitats Regulations Assessment relevant to nationally significant infrastructure projects
  • 25 October 2012
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Twelve: transboundary impacts and process
  • 1 December 2015
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Seventeen: cumulative effects assessment relevant to nationally significant infrastructure projects
  • 1 October 2015
  • Guidance
• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Eighteen: the Water Framework Directive
  • 1 June 2017
  • Guidance

Advice on working with public bodies

• Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects - Advice Note Eleven: working with public bodies in the infrastructure planning process
  • 16 November 2012
  • Guidance

Published 11 March 2024