Today's entry is a summary of the regime for authorising
major infrastructure projects introduced by the Planning Act 2008
and amended by the Localism Act 2011.
This is the tenth summary, which is updated and reissued every
few months. For more detailed information, you can get hold of our
free 16-page brochure on the Act - please contact Angus Walker to
obtain one. For a complete picture of the new regime, Bircham Dyson
Bell has written a book on it, published by Butterworths at the end
of July 2009. Click this link for more details. A
second edition is on the cards. For up-to-date links to all the
relevant Planning Act documents, live applications etc. see this blog entry.
There are four abbreviations to get used to when talking about
the regime, which neatly cover the four main new concepts it
involves. The vast majority of the Act is geared towards speeding
up the authorisation of major infrastructure, mainly in England,
some types in Wales and one type in
