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Focus on electricity generation

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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August 19 2009

The Planning Act 2008 introduces a new regime for authorising sixteen types of nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP

Focus on nuclear power

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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September 23 2009

An earlier blog entry looked at the nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP) category of ‘generating stations’, which includes all power stations with over 50 megawatts capacity

Seven National Policy Statements published

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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November 9 2009

Today is the most significant day so far in the world of UK infrastructure planning and one of the few occasions when it will hit the national headlines

First Statement of Community Consultation published

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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November 2 2009

National Grid has stolen a march on the other prospective promoters of projects under the Planning Act 2008 by publishing two Statements of Community Consultation, and these are almost certainly the first

Six energy National Policy Statements to be published in draft on Monday 9 November

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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November 6 2009

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed that the eagerly-awaited suite of six energy-related National Policy Statements are to be published in draft for consultation in three days' time on Monday 9 November

National Policy Statements - where are they?

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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November 10 2009

This blog reported rumours earlier this month that the first seven National Policy Statements would be put out to consultation on 28 October, so where are they?

First 11 nationally significant infrastructure projects announced

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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October 22 2009

The Infrastructure Plannning Commission (IPC) is the body charged with advising on, and from 1 March 2010 processing, applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs

Planning Act 2008 - thresholds too high or too low?

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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December 9 2009

The Planning Act applies a new consent regime to sixteen different types of project the first time that energy, transport, water and waste projects will use the same regime for authorisation

Infrastructure Planning Commission publishes scoping opinions

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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January 11 2010

Today's entry looks at the first two scoping opinions published by the Infrastructure Planning Commission

Consultation on revised National Policy Statements expected on Monday

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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October 15 2010

This is entry number 176, first published on 15 October 2010, of a blog on the implementation of the Planning Act 2008