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• As originally enacted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

• EN-1 Overarching energy (draft)
• EN-2 Fossil fuels (draft)
• EN-3 Renewables (draft)
• EN-4 Gas and oil pipelines and storage (draft)
• EN-5 Overhead lines (draft)
• EN-6 Nuclear power (draft)
• TR-1 Ports (draft)
• TR-2 National networks (early 2010)
• TR-3 Airports (early 2011)
• WW-1 Waste water (early 2010)
• WW-2 Hazardous waste (mid 2010)
• WW-3 Water supply (late 2010)

(The TR and WA codes are unofficial)

Nationally significant infrastructure projects

Accepted application - one:

• Pre-app 19 Feb 2010; app 5 Aug 2010; acc 26 Aug 2010: Covanta's EfW plant at Rookery South, Bedfordshire notice page 1 page 2 website IPC page

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

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

• 6 May 2010: DONG Energy's biomass plant in Hull notice page 1 page 2 website
• 27 May 2010: Covanta's EfW plant at Brig y Cwm, Merthyr Tydfil notice page 1 page 2 website
• 16 June 2010: SSE Renewables' wind farm at Nant y Moch notice website
• 9 July 2010: EDF Energy's nuclear power station at Hinkley Point notice website

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
• Guidance note 2: application documents
• 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
• Advice note 4: obtaining information from landowners
• Advice note 5: entering land for surveying
• Advice note 6: preparing application documents
• Advice note 7: EIA screening and scoping 

Parliamentary debates and reports

• Energy and Climate Change Select Committee report on Energy NPSs
• Energy and Climate Change Select Committee proceedings on Energy NPSs
• Transport Select Committee report and proceedings on Ports 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

Secondary legislation

• The Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010
• The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009
• The Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009
• The Infrastructure Planning (Compulsory Acquisition) Regulations 2010
• The Infrastructure Planning (Decisions) Regulations 2010
• The Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2009
• 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
• 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