New Legislation – relating to infrastructure planning (06/04/2017) …

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 06/04/2017:

New Legislation:

  • April 2017: SI 2017 No. 314 - The Infrastructure Planning Fees (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (pdf) (link).

Notes:

  • The above SI 2017 No. 314 is not summarised on the Planning Jungle website.
  • The "Explanatory Memorandum" (link) to the above SI includes the following information:
    - "This instrument amends the Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010
    and the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 to:
    >>> increase fees for processing applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects;
    >>> increase fees for processing applications to make changes to Development Consent Orders;
    >>> introduce fees for panels consisting of two examining inspectors to examine applications for development consent and for changes to Development Consent Orders;
    >>> introduce a mechanism for the fees to increase with inflation every year; and
    >>> insert a review provision into the Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010 and substitute the review provision in the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011."    .

Other Sources of Information:

  • March 2017: Explanatory Memorandum to SI 2017 No. 314 (pdf) (link).
  • March 2017: Planning Act 2008 - The Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010 - guidance (link)

Updates to the Planning Jungle website: