127: Planning Act 2008 - all the links

This is entry number 127, first published on 27 April 2010, of a blog on the implementation of the Planning Act 2008. Click here for a link to the whole blog. If you would like to be notified when the blog is updated, with links sent by email, click here.

Today's entry is a set of links for Planning Act-related material.

Given the hiatus in activity caused by the election, today's entry is a handy list of links to all things Planning Act - the Act and legislation made under it, government and IPC guidance, Parliamentary debates and reports.  I will keep this entry up to date as events unfold.  Why not bookmark this page (Ctrl+D on Internet Explorer)?  If you would like to see something else included, or a link has stopped working, let me know.

Planning Act 2008

• As originally enacted
• As amended

Infrastructure Planning Commission

• Home page
• Projects page

National Policy Statements

Designated (seven):

• EN-1 Overarching energy (original draft; revised draft; final version) designated 19 Jul 11
• EN-2 Fossil fuels (original draft; revised draft; final version) designated 19 Jul 11
• EN-3 Renewables (original draft; revised draft; final version) designated 19 Jul 11
• EN-4 Gas and oil pipelines and storage (original draft; revised draft; final version) designated 19 Jul 11
• EN-5 Overhead lines (original draft; revised draft; final version) designated 19 Jul 11
• EN-6 Nuclear power (original draft; revised draft; final version volume I volume II) designated 19 Jul 11
• TR-1 Ports (original draft) (final version) designated 26 Jan 12

Draft (two):

• WW-1 Waste water (draft)
• WW-2 Hazardous waste (draft)

Awaited (or not) (three):

• TR-2 National networks (expected Jan 2012)
• TR-3 Airports (not now expected, but could be Mar 2013)
• WW-3 Water supply (may not be issued)

(The TR and WW codes are unofficial)

Nationally significant infrastructure projects

Decided - one:

Covanta's EfW plant at Rookery South, Bedfordshire s48 notice page 1 page 2 website IPC page s56 notice page 1  page 2 Examination timetable Decision (approval) notice Special Parliamentary Procedure notice 39 petitions, 78 memorials meeting of two chairmen (tba)

Under examination - two:

• Network Rail's chord at Ipswich
• Commissioner: Gideon Amos
• Key dates and links:
• Pre-app 8 March 2011 s48 notice website IPC page s56 notice page 1 page 2
• Application made 29 Jun 2011; accepted 21 Jul 2011
• Obj period 1 Aug - 1 Sep 2011 (30 reps)
• Prelim mtg 9 Nov 2011
• First response deadline: 8 Dec 2011
• Second response deadline: 9 Jan 2012
• Third response deadline: 6 Feb 2012

• Network Rail's chord at Doncaster
• Commissioner: Pauleen Lane
• Key dates and links:
• Pre-app 17 March 2011 s48 notice website IPC page s56 notice page 1 page 2
• Application made 22 Jun 2011; accepted 19 Jul 2011;
• Obj period 28 Jul - 9 Sep 2011 (42 reps)
• Prelim mtg 16 Nov 2011
• First response deadline: 15 Dec 2011
• Second response deadline: 16 Jan 2012
• Third response deadline: 30 Jan 2012
• Fourth response deadline: 27 Feb 2012

Accepted, awaiting preliminary meeting - seven:

• Vattenfall's wind farm extension at Kentish Flats pre-app 24 January 2011 - s48 notice page 1 page 2 website; application made 14 Oct 2011; accepted 10 Nov 2011; s56 notice page 1 page 2 obj 28 Nov 2011 - 6 Jan 2012 (20 reps); Commissioner: Glyn Roberts; prelim mtg 22 Feb 2012
• EDF Energy's nuclear power station at Hinkley Point s48 notice second s48 notice third s48 notice page 1 page 2 website application made 31 Oct 2011; accepted 24 Nov 2011; s56 notice page 1 page 2; obj 2 Dec 2011 - 23 Jan 2012
• RWE's onshore windfarm at Brechfa Forest s48 notice page 1 page 2 website application made 4 November 2011; accepted 30 November 2011; s56 notice page 1 page 2; obj 7 Dec 2011 - 18 Jan 2012
• SSE and RWE npower Renewables' offshore windfarm at Galloper notice page 1 page 2 website application made 21 November 2011; accepted 19 December 2011; s56 notice page 1 page 2; obj 23 Jan 2012 - 24 Feb 2012
• Halite Energy's gas storage project at Preesall notice page 1 page 2 website application made 1 December 2011; accepted 23 December 2011; s56 notice page 2; obj 4 Jan - 10 Feb 2012
• Lancashire County Council's Heysham to M6 link road notice page 1 page 2 website application made 6 December 2011; accepted 23 December 2011; s56 notice page 2; obj 11 Jan - 20 Feb 2012
• Able's quay at Killingholme notice page 1 page 2 website application made 19 December 2011; accepted 12 January 2012

Application made, awaiting acceptance - one:

• RWE Npower's offshore windfarm project at Triton Knoll notice page 1 page 2 website application made 1 February 2012

Public pre-application consultation launched but application not yet made - nine:

• 16 June 2010 and 9 June 2011: SSE Renewables' wind farm at Nant y Moch first notice second notice website
• 15 October 2010: Lafarge's railway diversion at Whitwell notice website
• 7 February 2011: Helius's biomass plant at Southampton notice page 1 page 2 reissued notice website
• 4 May 2011: Dong Energy's offshore windfarm extension at Burbo Bank notice website
• 3 August 2011 - RWE Npower's onshore windfarm project at Clocaenog Forest notice website
• 5 October 2011 - Luton Council's M1 junction 10a alterations notice website
• 1 November 2011 - North Blyth Biomass's biomass plant at Blyth notice page 1 page 2
• 16 December 2011 - Augean's waste facility at King's Cliffe website notice
• 6 January 2012 - the Highways Agency's A556 upgrade website notice

Withdrawn application - two:

• DONG Energy's biomass plant in Hull: Pre-app 6 May 2010; withdrawn Oct 2010 notice page 1 page 2 website

• Covanta's EfW plant at Brig y Cwm, Merthyr Tydfil s48 notice page 1 page 2 website IPC page s56 notice page 1 page 2 Draft timetable withdrawn 24 Oct 2011

Rejected application - one:

• Pre-app 21 May 2010; app 3 Aug 2010; rej 31 Aug 2010: Western Power Distribution's 132kV overhead line at Banwen, Neath notice website IPC page

Local impact reports

• Rookery South - Bedford
• Rookery South - Central Beds
• Brig y Cwm - Merthyr Tydfil
• Brig y Cwm - Caerphilly
• Brig y Cwm - Blaenau Gwent
• North Doncaster - Doncaster
• Ipswich - Suffolk/Ipswich/Babergh

Planning performance agreements

• Hinkley Point nuclear power station
• Hinkley Point electric lines
• Sizewell nuclear power station
• Wylfa nuclear power station

Community infrastructure levy

• Brent
• Bristol
• Broadland
• Colchester
• Croydon
• East Cambridgeshire
• Havant
• Huntingdonshire
• London 
• Mid Devon
• Newark and Sherwood 
• Norwich
• Plymouth
• Poole
• Portsmouth
• Redbridge
• Shropshire  
• South Norfolk
• Torbay
• Wandsworth 
• Wycombe

Government implementation plans

• Route map July 2009
• Route map December 2009 
• Work plan December 2010 

Government guidance

• CLG Planning Act page
• Guidance on pre-application consultation
• Guidance on application form
• Guidance on associated development
• Guidance on examination of applications
• Guidance on compulsory acquisition
• Guidance on application fees
• Guidance for local authorities

IPC guidance and advice

• Guidance note 1: pre-application stages (original) (revised) (revision 2)
• Guidance note 2: application documents (now withdrawn)
• IPC policy on giving section 51 advice
• Advice note 1: Local Impact Reports
• Advice note 2: working together on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
• Advice note 3: scoping opinion consultation version 1 version 2
• Advice note 4: obtaining information from landowners version 1 version 2
• Advice note 5: entering land for surveying version 1 version 2
• Advice note 6: preparing application documents version 1 version 2
• Advice note 7: EIA screening and scoping
• (superseded) Advice note 8: how to have your say
• Advice note 8.1: how the process works
• Advice note 8.2: how to have your say on a major infrastructure proposal
• Advice note 8.3: how to register and make a written representation
• Advice note 8.4: how an application will be examined by the IPC
• Advice note 8.5: putting your case on an application to the IPC
• Advice note 9: using the Rochdale envelope
• Advice note 10: Habitats Regulations assessment
• Advice note 11: working with public authorities
• Advice note 12: transboundary impacts consultation
• Advice note 13: preparing the draft order and explanatory memorandum
• Advice note 14: compiling the consultation report
• Advice note 15: advice digest

Parliamentary debates and reports

• Energy and Climate Change Select Committee report on Energy NPSs
• Energy and Climate Change Select Committee proceedings on Energy NPSs
• Energy and Climate Change Select Committee report and proceedings on revised Energy NPSs
• Transport Select Committee report and proceedings on Ports NPS 
• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee report on Waste Water NPS
• House of Lords debate on energy NPSs
• House of Lords Grand Committee debate on EN-1
• House of Lords Grand Committee debate on EN-6
• House of Lords Grand Committee debate on EN-2 to EN-5
• House of Lords Grand Committee debate on Ports NPS
• House of Commons debate on energy NPSs
• House of Lords Grand Committee debate on revised EN-1 to EN-5
• House of Lords Grand Committee debate on revised EN-6
• House of Lords Grand Committee debate on Waste Water NPS
• House of Commons debate and vote on energy NPSs
• House of Commons debate on Ports NPS (first part) (second part)
• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee report on Hazardous Waste NPS

Secondary legislation

• The Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010
• The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2011
• The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009
• The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009
• The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011
• The Infrastructure Planning (Compulsory Acquisition) Regulations 2010
• The Infrastructure Planning (Decisions) Regulations 2010
• The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009
• The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
• The Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010
• The Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010
• The Infrastructure Planning (Interested Parties) Regulations 2010
• The Infrastructure Planning (Miscellaneous Prescribed Provisions) Regulations 2010
• The Infrastructure Planning (Model Provisions) (England and Wales) Order 2009
• The Infrastructure Planning (National Policy Statement Consultation) Regulations 2009
• Infrastructure Planning (Waste Water Transfer and Storage) Order 2011 (draft)
• The Overhead Lines (Exempt Installations) (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010
• The Overhead Lines (Exempt Installations) Order 2010
• The Planning Act 2008 (Railways Designation) Order 2010

Commencement orders

• Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) Order 2009 
• Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009
• Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009
• Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009 
• Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving) Order 2010 
• Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5 and Saving) Order 2010
• Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2011
• Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2011
• Localism Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2011

Localism Act 2011

• Enacted: PDF of Act
• Parliament Bill page
• Bill at start of Lords' consideration Part 1 Part 2
• Bill at start of Lords' report stage
• Volume 1 of original Bill - clauses
• Volume 2 of original Bill - schedules
• Explanatory notes
• Government Bill page
• Second Reading debate 17 Jan 11
• Commons committee stage debates:
• 25 Jan session 1 (witnesses) session 2 (witnesses)
• 27 Jan session 3 (witnesses) session 4 (witnesses)
• 1 Feb session 5 (cl 1-5) session 6 (cl 5-12)
• 3 Feb session 7 (cl 13-17) session 8 (cl 17-31)
• 8 Feb session 9 (cl 32-40) session 10 (cl 40-65)
• 10 Feb session 11 (cl 66) session 12 (cl 66-74)
• 15 Feb session 13 (cl 75-89) session 14 (cl 89)
• 17 Feb session 15 (cl 90) session 16 (cl 90-96)
• 1 Mar session 17 (cl 97-100) session 18 (cl 100-121)
• 3 Mar session 19 (cl 122-124) session 20 (cl 124-126)
• 8 Mar session 21 (cl 127-136) session 22 (cl 137-198)
• 10 Mar session 23 (cl 199-200) session 24 (cl 201-207)
• Report Stage day 1 17 May 11
• Report Stage day 2 and Third Reading 18 May 11
• House of Lords Second Reading 7 Jun 11
• Lords committee stage debates
• 20 Jun session 1 (cl 1-11)
• 23 Jun session 2 (cl 12-21)
• 28 Jun session 3 (cl 22-42)
• 30 Jun session 4 (cl 42-59)
• 5 Jul session 5 (cl 59-74)
• 7 Jul session 6 (cl 74-94)
• 12 Jul session 7 (cl 95-99)
• 14 Jul session 8 (cl 99-100)
• 19 Jul session 9 (cl 100-123)
• 20 Jul session 10 (cl 124-215)
• Lords report stage debates:
• 5 Sep session 1 (cl 132-154)
• 7 Sep session 2 (cl 155-174)
• 12 Sep session 3 (cl 184-217; 1-14)
• 14 Sep session 4 (cl 15-19)
• 10 Oct session 5 (cl 22-83)
• 12 Oct session 6 (cl 96-100)
• 17 Oct session 7 (cl 100-long title)
• House of Lords Third Reading 31 Oct 2011
• Commons consideration of Lords amendments 7 Nov 2011