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Are peers fracked off for the wrong reasons?

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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February 26 2013

On Wednesday, the House of Lords will start the 'report stage' of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, the first of three such days. It is another

Growth and Infrastructure Bill passes commons as Rookery SPP gets somewhere

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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December 20 2012

The Growth and Infrastructure Bill had its report stage and third reading in the House of Commons on Monday

Government consults on raising electric line threshold as minister talks of expansion

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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October 18 2012

Overhead electric lines (i.e. electricity poles and pylons and the wires running between them) are one of the 16 types of infrastructure project that above a size threshold are considered nationally sigificant and must use the Planning Act regime to be authorised

Infrastructure project progress - slow, slow, quick, quick, slow

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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July 24 2012

The ninth National Policy Statement (NPS) in the pipeline, that for hazardous waste, is to take 'a few more months' past this autumn before it is ready to be finalised ('designated'

Certification, Belgians and other developing Planning Act practice

Bircham Dyson Bell
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Belgium, United Kingdom
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May 3 2012

Today's entry reports on some developing practice under the Planning Act regime that will be of interest to those involved in live and forthcoming projects (I hope

News on nuclear legal challenges

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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October 3 2011

The Planning Act regime for planning and authorising nationally significant infrastructure is currently facing two judicial reviews, one relating to infrastructure planning and the other to authorisation

Greenpeace launches judicial review of Nuclear Power National Policy Statement

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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August 31 2011

One of the key features of the Planning Act regime for planning and authorising nationally significant infrastructure is the proposed series of National Policy Statements, which set out government policy on the need for infrastructure, and the impacts that promoters should address in their applications and that the Infrastructure Planning Commission should take into account when examining them

265: IPC project and advice update

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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August 2 2011

Today’s entry reports on the latest status of projects before the Infrastructure Planning Commission and the advice it has given

Third public consultation for Hinkley Point C launched

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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July 5 2011

Today’s entry reports on further consultation on the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear power station

Final energy National Policy Statements published

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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June 23 2011

This morning the final versions of the six energy National Policy Statements were published on the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) website