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Streamlining the consenting process for nationally significant infrastructure planning

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Published on: 13 March 2015

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What is the background to the consultation?
What changes are proposed?
What will be the effect on developers?

Article summary

Planning analysis: What will be the effect of the government’s proposals to further streamline the consenting process for major infrastructure applications under the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008)? Bringing more consents into PA 2008 may allow applicants to wrap up more requirements into one development consent order (DCO) and therefore apply for fewer consents, but there are concerns that the proposed new arrangements may in reality be slower and create more preparation work for applicants.

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