This is entry number 308, published on 5 January 2012, of a
blog on the Planning Act 2008 infrastructure planning and
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Today's entry looks forward to the events of 2012.
This blog entry looks forward to what is in the pipeline in
the world of infrastructure planning, the mirror image of the
previous entry.
National Policy Statements
In January, we should see some progress on National Policy
Statements (NPSs). The Ports NPS should get the rest of its
debate in the House of Commons and be finalised
('designated') and the long-awaited National Networks NPS
(covering road, rail and rail freight projects) should be published
in draft for consultation at last. Two more NPSs, Waste Water
and Hazardous Waste, should be designated as well at some
point.
