Consultation requirements removed for DCO projects: what changes from July 2026? From July 2026, one of the most significant reforms to the Development Consent Order (DCO) regime comes into force under the #Planning and #Infrastructure Act 2025. The longstanding statutory requirement for applicants to carry out pre-application consultation with prescribed consultees and local communities will be removed, marking a fundamental shift in how Nationally Significant #Infrastructur

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our #infrastructure clients and contacts. Further Nationally Significant Infrastructure...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our #infrastructure clients and contacts. 2023, what a year! Our highlights include:...

The long awaited water resources #NPS has now been published by UK Gov. The document comprises policies for developing Nationally...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our #infrastructure clients and contacts. This is a time to look forward to what promises...

The long awaited British Energy Security Strategy policy paper has now been published by UK Gov. Lots included here but significantly for...

In an approach that will go some way toward aligning the infrastructure #consenting regime with the remainder of the #planning system on...

#UKGov consultation started on new suite of #Energy #NationalPolicyStatements (#NPS) #EN1 to #EN5. Given our project list, we have...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our #infrastructure clients and contacts. This is a time to look forward together to what...

#UKGov consultation started on new suite of #Energy #NationalPolicyStatements (#NPS) #EN1 to #EN5. Given our project list, we have...

In an approach that will go some way toward aligning the infrastructure #consenting regime with the remainder of the #planning system on...

Consultation on the second UK Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) to start in the Autumn of 2021 with publication planned for 2023. This...

UK Government have provisionally committed to a review of the Energy National Policy Statements (EN-NPS) in response to challenge by the...

Principal Planning & Consenting Ltd are now fully qualified and registered on the Achilles UVDB portal. Ready to supply the utilities...

Sad news for all those who have worked on this #NSIP, particularly given the quality of the application submitted and team assembled for...