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Insights
Oct 01, 2024

Brownfield passports: A new tool to boost brownfield development?

Hot on the heels of the NPPF consultation MHCLG has published a working paper on the introduction of ‘brownfield passports’ to encourage development of brownfield urban land in a way that goes beyond…
Insights
Jun 20, 2024

Significant implications for environmental assessment of major projects

The Supreme Court’s judgment in R(Finch) v Surrey County Council  [2024] UKSC 20 has potentially significant implications on how environmental impacts of major projects are assessed.  The question at…
Insights
Jun 04, 2024

NSIP Reforms: New pre-application procedure and document requirements

As part of the ongoing Government reforms to the consenting process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (“NSIPs”), PINS has launched its 2024 Pre-Application Prospectus. The Prospectus…
Insights
May 14, 2024

Operational NSIP reforms take effect

Details of how the recently confirmed operational reforms to improve the NSIP planning process will work in practice are beginning to emerge. We have previously reported on which of the proposed…
Insights
Mar 12, 2024

Important planning changes set out in new consultation

Some significant planning changes are proposed in a government consultation on ‘An Accelerated Planning System’ launched on 6 March 2024 alongside the Spring Budget (which closes on 1 May).  These…
Insights
Oct 31, 2023

Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023: summary of planning reforms

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 was given Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It introduces some wide-ranging reforms to the planning system which we summarise in this Insight.  However, most…
Insights
Oct 13, 2023

What does the new Water NPS mean for water companies?

Following compliance with the parliamentary requirements, the National Policy Statement (NPS) for water resource infrastructure was finally designated by the Environment Secretary on 18 September…
Insights
Aug 16, 2023

NSIP operational reform consultation: will it improve the process?

The Government is currently consulting on operational changes to the NSIP consenting process that have the potential to make significant improvements to parts of the DCO process. In this Insight we…
Insights
Aug 09, 2023

DCO Judicial Reviews: Lessons learned from recent judgments

The process of securing development consent (a DCO) for a major scheme can take many years.  The decision of the Government on whether to grant the DCO is made at the end of that process and is…
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