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| Long title | An Act to establish the Infrastructure Planning Commission and make provision about its functions; to make provision about, and about matters ancillary to, the authorisation of projects for the development of nationally significant infrastructure; to make provision about town and country planning; to make provision about the imposition of a Community Infrastructure Levy; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2008 c 29 |
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| Royal assent | 26 November 2008 |
Status: Amended | |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Planning Act 2008 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom intended to speed up the process for approving major new infrastructure projects such as airports, roads, harbours, energy facilities such as nuclear power and waste facilities. This was felt to be necessary after the 8-year approval process for Heathrow Terminal 5.[2] Along with the Climate Change Bill and the Energy Bill this bill was considered by the Brown administration to be one of the "three legislative pillars of the Government's strategy to secure long-term prosperity and quality of life for all".[3] The Infrastructure Planning Commission has since been abolished and replaced with the Planning Inspectorate as of 31 March 2012. [4]
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 242 of this Act.
- ^ "Nationally Significant Infrastructure: action plan for reforms to the planning process". GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Planning Bill". Leader of the House of Commons. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ "Infrastructure Planning Commission". GOV.UK. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2021.