Nationally significant infrastructure projects and the people and organisations involved in the process

Advice Note

Document Status

Current

Supplement

Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Series

Advice Note

Abstract

Comprises advice introducing the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process, describing the people and organisations involved. Covers: what NSIPs are; the people and organisations involved in the process.

History

Last updated: 27 July 2026 - Relevant advice pages have been updated on an initial basis to reflect some of the key changes to the Planning Act 2008 process introduced by the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025. These initial updates include the removal of all references to the obsolete statutory requirement for applicants to carry out pre-application consultation. A further detailed review of the Planning Inspectorate’s advice page collection will commence from summer 2026. This review will inform future updates to the advice page collection to fully align content with the amended legal framework. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-and-the-people-and-organisations-involved-in-the-process and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 8 August 2024.

Subjects

Publisher History

The Planning Inspectorate processes planning and enforcement appeals and holding examinations into regional spatial strategies and local development plans.


Information

NBS

NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.

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