Following the publication by the Department for Transport of a new draft National Networks National Policy Statement (NN NPS), the House of Commons Transport Select Committee is carrying out an inquiry into the new draft.
The Committee has issued a call for evidence looking, in particular, at whether the new draft NN NPS is likely to be more effective than the current one and how well it aligns with local transport plans and local networks. The Committee is also interested in how effectively the new draft supports net zero, levelling-up and whether the statement of need for different types of network infrastructure is right.
The deadline for evidence is 15 May 2023. Separately, the window for responses of the Department for Transport's consultation ends on 6 June 2023.
The NN NPS is a key document in deciding on applications for development consent (i.e. for a DCO) for heavy rail and major road schemes (on the Strategic Road Network (SRN)) in England.
We hosted a joint seminar with WSP in April and the key outputs from our discussions were:
Partner, Head of Planning and Infrastructure Consenting
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