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Clare Eccles
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Oct 08, 2026

Negotiating Rights over Land for Electricity Infrastructure: What’s New in the Updated Code of Practice?

The second edition of the voluntary Code of Practice for parties involved in negotiations relating to Rights over Land for Electricity Infrastructure was published on 1 September 2026, following its…
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Jul 08, 2026

New guidance to support DCO reforms: what it means for pre-application consultation

A suite of new and updated NSIP planning guidance was published on 3 July 2026 to support the raft of DCO reforms introduced by the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (PIA) which come into force on…
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Jul 03, 2026

The end of statutory pre-application consultation and other DCO regime changes

From 24 July 2026, most of the remaining changes to the DCO process introduced by the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 will come into force. These changes represent the most significant overhaul…
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Jun 18, 2026

Publication of Biodiversity Gain Statements confirms BNG details for NSIPs

Clarification of the framework and requirements for calculating, delivering and reporting on BNG for NSIPs has finally been provided with the publication and laying before Parliament in early June…
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May 28, 2026

Further curbs on the judicial review of NSIPs announced

New judicial review proposals for nationally important infrastructure schemes have been announced for consultation by the Treasury, as part of the Government’s ongoing infrastructure planning reforms…
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May 21, 2026

Government Confirms Major Overhaul of Electricity Infrastructure Consents and Land Access Rights

The Government has confirmed that it will proceed with its package of reforms to accelerate electricity network deployment following consultation last year. The reforms are focussed on improving the…
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Feb 03, 2026

Updated Energy NPS: Impacts on planning, financing and transactions

Updates to the National Planning Policy on Energy for new energy infrastructure projects – reflecting the Government’s current energy priorities - came into force on 6 January 2026. This policy…
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Nov 26, 2025

New Nuclear NPS (EN-7)and its interface with the electricity network

The new National Policy Statement (NPS) for Nuclear Energy Generation (EN-7) published recently expands the types of nuclear power projects that can be consented under the DCO planning regime and…
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Sep 18, 2025

New NSIP pre-application consultation rules

A government consultation published on 1 September (closing on 27 October) seeks views on new guidance to support the DCO process reforms in the forthcoming Planning and Infrastructure Bill (PIB). …
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Jul 08, 2025

Planning measures in the new 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy

Publication of the new 10-year Infrastructure Strategy and 10-Year Industrial Strategy in June meant two more manifesto commitments could be ticked off before the end of the government’s first year in…
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Apr 29, 2025

How will the newly created NISTA accelerate infrastructure delivery?

Between 2015-2025 the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) carried out an important function in assessing the UK’s long-term infrastructure needs, setting the infrastructure agenda and providing…
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Mar 26, 2025

Planning and Infrastructure Bill – NSIP changes

The infrastructure measures in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill introduce amendments, principally to the Planning Act 2008, that aim to make the NSIP regime faster and more flexible to support the…
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Mar 14, 2025

Planning and Infrastructure Bill – The Next Step on the Road to Planning Reform

The much trailed Planning and Infrastructure Bill introduced to Parliament on 11 March covers wide ranging changes to the conventional planning process, CPO, development corporations and…
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