Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (2025 c. 34)
- Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (2025 c. 34)
- Part 1 Infrastructure
- Chapter 1 Nationally significant infrastructure projects
- 1 National policy statements: review
- 2 National policy statements: parliamentary requirements
- 3 Projects relating to water
- 4 Power to disapply requirement for development consent
- 5 Applications for development consent: removal of certain pre-application requirements
- 6 Applications for development consent: changes related to section 5
- 7 Applications for development consent: acceptance stage
- 8 Applications for development consent: local impact reports and representations
- 9 Examination of applications for development consent
- 10 Applications for development consent: costs
- 11 Planning Act 2008: right to enter and survey land
- 12 Changes to, and revocation of, development consent orders
- 13 Planning Act 2008: legal challenges
- Chapter 2 Electricity infrastructure
- Connections to the electricity transmission and distribution systems
- 14 Connections to electricity network: licence and other modifications
- 15 Scope of modification power under section 14
- 16 Procedure relating to modifications under section 14
- 17 Directions to modify connection agreements
- 18 Managing connections to the network: strategic plans etc
- Consents for electricity infrastructure in Scotland
- 19 Consents for generating stations and overhead lines: applications
- 20 Variation of consents etc
- 21 Proceedings for questioning certain decisions on consents
- 22 Applications for necessary wayleaves: fees
- 23 Regulations
- 24 Sections 19 to 23: minor and consequential amendments
- 25 Environmental impact assessments for electricity works
- Long duration electricity storage
- 26 Long duration electricity storage
- Consumer benefits
- 27 Benefits for homes near electricity transmission projects
- Electricity transmission period
- 28 Electricity transmission systems: extension of commissioning period
- Electricity generation on forestry land
- 29 Use of forestry estate for renewable electricity
- Wind generating stations and seismic array systems
- 30 Wind generating stations that may affect seismic array systems
- Chapter 3 Transport infrastructure
- Amendments to the Highways Act 1980
- 31 Fees for certain services
- 32 Power of strategic highways company in relation to trunk roads
- 33 Deadlines for consultation and decisions on certain orders and schemes
- 34 Procedure for certain orders and schemes
- 35 Compulsory acquisition powers to include taking of temporary possession
- Amendments to the Transport and Works Act 1992
- 36 Replacement of model clauses with guidance
- 37 Removal of special procedure for projects of national significance
- 38 Duty to hold inquiry or hearing
- 39 Costs of inquiries
- 40 Deadline for decisions
- 41 Publication of decisions and time for bringing challenge
- 42 Fees for certain services
- 43 Deemed grant of listed building consent etc
- 44 Deemed consent under marine licence
- 45 Authorisation of applications by local authorities
- 46 Extension to Scotland of certain amendments
- 47 Power to make consequential amendments
- Harbours
- 48 Fees for applications for harbour orders
- Electric vehicle charge points etc
- 49 Installation of electric vehicle charge points
- 50 Accessibility of public charging or refuelling points
- Part 2 Planning
- Chapter 1 Planning decisions
- 51 Fees for planning applications etc
- 52 Surcharge on planning fees
- 53 Training for local planning authorities in England
- 54 Delegation of planning decisions in England
- 55 Directions giving deemed planning permission: special regard to heritage assets
- 56 Planning permission etc: extension of time in event of legal challenge
- 57 Provision of advice by Natural England to public authorities
- Chapter 2 Spatial development strategies
- 58 Spatial development strategies
- Part 3 Development and nature recovery
- Overview
- 59 Overview of EDPs
- Environmental delivery plans: content
- 60 Scope of an EDP: area, kind and volume of development and time period
- 61 Environmental features, environmental impacts and conservation measures
- 62 Nature restoration levy: charging schedules
- 63 Other requirements for an EDP
- Environmental delivery plans: procedure
- 64 Draft EDP: notification and consultation
- 65 Making of EDP by Secretary of State
- 66 Publication of EDP
- Environmental delivery plans: reporting, amendment, revocation and challenge
- 67 Reporting on an EDP
- 68 Amendment of an EDP
- 69 Revocation of an EDP
- 70 Remedial action by Secretary of State where EDP ends or is revoked
- 71 Challenging an EDP
- The nature restoration levy
- 72 Commitment to pay the nature restoration levy
- 73 Regulations about the nature restoration levy
- 74 Liability to pay the levy
- 75 Amount of the levy
- 76 Appeals
- 77 Use of nature restoration levy
- 78 Collection of nature restoration levy
- 79 Enforcement
- 80 Compensation
- 81 Guidance about the nature restoration levy
- Powers and duties: Natural England etc
- 82 Administering, implementing and monitoring EDPs
- 83 Power to enter and survey or investigate land
- 84 Warrant to enter and survey or investigate land
- 85 Powers of entry: further provision
- 86 Powers of entry: compensation
- 87 Powers of entry: offences
- 88 Remedial action: powers of Secretary of State etc to enter and survey or investigate land
- 89 Compulsory purchase powers: Natural England
- 90 Compulsory purchase powers: Secretary of State
- 91 Annual reports
- Power to designate another person to prepare EDPs etc
- 92 Power to designate person to exercise functions under this Part
- 93 Transfer schemes in connection with regulations under section 92(1)
- Supplementary
- 94 General duties when exercising functions relating to EDPs
- 95 Duty of co-operation
- 96 Amendments relating to this Part
- 97 Regulations
- 98 Application to the Crown
- 99 Interpretation
- Part 4 Development corporations
- 100 Areas for development and remit
- 101 Relationship between different types of development corporation
- 102 Duties to have regard to sustainable development and climate change
- 103 Powers in relation to infrastructure
- 104 Exercise of transport functions and transfer schemes
- Part 5 Compulsory purchase
- 105 Electronic service etc
- 106 Required content of newspaper notices
- 107 Confirmation by acquiring authority: orders with modifications
- 108 General vesting declarations: expedited procedure
- 109 General vesting declarations: advancement of vesting by agreement
- 110 Adjustment of basic and occupier’s loss payments
- 111 Home loss payments: exclusions
- 112 Temporary possession of land in connection with compulsory purchase
- 113 Amendments relating to section 14A of the Land Compensation Act 1961
- 114 New powers to appoint an inspector
- Part 6 Miscellaneous and general provision
- 115 Reporting on extra-territorial environmental outcomes
- 116 The Crown
- 117 Extent
- 118 Commencement and transitional provision
- 119 Short title
- Schedules
- Schedule 1 Minor and consequential amendments to the Electricity Act 1989
- Schedule 2 Section 58: minor and consequential amendments
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
- Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
- Habitats Regulations
- Interpretation
- Schedule 3 Environmental delivery plans: effect on environmental obligations
- Protected sites: assessments under Part 6 of the Habitats Regulations 2017
- Protected sites: SSSIs
- Protected sites: marine conservation zones
- Protected species: licences under Part 5 of the Habitats Regulations 2017
- Protected species: licences under Part 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
- Protected species: licences under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992
- Schedule 4 Compulsory acquisition of land under Part 3: supplementary provisions
- Application of Acquisition of Land Act 1981
- Extinguishment of private rights of way etc
- New rights: application of Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
- New rights: application of the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
- New rights: compensation
- Schedule 5 Amendments relating to Part 3
- Part 1 Ramsar sites: amendments to the Habitats Regulations 2017
- Part 2 Minor and consequential amendments related to Part 3
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- Protection of Badgers Act 1992
- Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009
- Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004
- Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
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