Government response - consultation on major infrastructure planning reform: amendments to the definitions for highways and rail nationally significant schemes in the Planning Act 2008
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Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Abstract
Comprises the government response to the consultation on proposals to amend the definition of 'nationally significant infrastructure' rail and highway projects set out in the Planning Act 2008 in order to speed up delivery and reduce the costs of transport projects.
History
Related to the following: Major infrastructure planning reform - amendments to the definitions for highways and rail nationally significant schemes in the Planning Act 2008 (DFT, 2012).
Subjects
- Planning control
- Planning control, England and Wales
- Roads and traffic
- Transport planning
- Planning and development
Publisher History
The Department for Transport is a UK Government department that provides leadership across the transport sector to achieve its objectives, working with regional, local and private sector partners to deliver many of the services. These activities were formerly carried out by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
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