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Christian Drage
Insights
Mar 12, 2024

Important planning changes set out in new consultation

Some significant planning changes are proposed in a government consultation on ‘An Accelerated Planning System’ launched on 6 March 2024 alongside the Spring Budget (which closes on 1 May).  These…
Insights
Oct 31, 2023

Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023: summary of planning reforms

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 was given Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. It introduces some wide-ranging reforms to the planning system which we summarise in this Insight.  However, most…
Insights
Oct 13, 2023

What does the new Water NPS mean for water companies?

Following compliance with the parliamentary requirements, the National Policy Statement (NPS) for water resource infrastructure was finally designated by the Environment Secretary on 18 September…
Insights
Aug 16, 2023

NSIP operational reform consultation: will it improve the process?

The Government is currently consulting on operational changes to the NSIP consenting process that have the potential to make significant improvements to parts of the DCO process. In this Insight we…
Insights
Aug 09, 2023

DCO Judicial Reviews: Lessons learned from recent judgments

The process of securing development consent (a DCO) for a major scheme can take many years.  The decision of the Government on whether to grant the DCO is made at the end of that process and is…
Insights
May 03, 2023

The new Water NPS: a milestone for water resources infrastructure projects

Publication of the Water Resources Infrastructure NPS marks a milestone for water infrastructure projects as it is the first NPS for water resources pursuant to the 2008 Act, coming 15 years after the…
Insights
Apr 26, 2023

Re-consultation on the Draft Energy NPS: key policy changes

Significant revisions to the draft energy NPS published for consultation align with other strands of government energy policy and legislative amendments being introduced via the Energy Bill. They…
Insights
Apr 06, 2023

What does the new EOR framework mean for developers?

The government’s consultation on the proposed new system of Environmental Outcome Reports to replace the existing environmental assessment regime, provides a clearer idea of how it is likely to work…
Insights
Mar 14, 2023

NSIP Action Plan: What does it mean for project promoters?

The Government’s Action Plan on how it proposes to improve the NSIP planning process has some good ideas, most of which amount to fine-tuning rather than a fundamental change. Whilst some of the…
Insights
Feb 23, 2023

Amending planning permissions: Section 73 under the spotlight again

The recent High Court judgment in Armstrong v Secretary of State [2023] is a useful reminder of the scope of amendments that can be made to planning permissions under s.73 TCPA and that this power is…
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