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Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025

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Statutes amended

7 affected Acts; 11 amendments in total. Each block shows the target Act's text with this Act's changes applied.

Planning Act 2008

4 amendments · open Act

  1. Section 61 insertion

    6ZA Review: supplementary

    1 Subsections (2) to (5) explain what is meant by “the initial period” in section 6(5A)(a).

    subsections (2) – (5) define “the initial period” for newly-designated, recently-designated and older NPSs respectively

    6 Section 6(5) applies in relation to a full review of a national policy statement within subsection (5) of this section carried out within the initial period as if the option in section 6(5)(c) (leave the statement as it is) was not available to the Secretary of State following that review.
    7 In this section “full review” has the meaning given by section 6(2); “the relevant date” means the date on which section 6(5A) comes into force.
  2. Section 6(1)1 change

    6 Review

    1 The Secretary of State must review each national policy statement whenever the Secretary of State thinks it appropriate to do so.The Secretary of State—
    a must review each national policy statement whenever the Secretary of State thinks it appropriate to do so, and
    b in any event, must carry out a full review of each national policy statement at times that enable the Secretary of State to comply with subsection (5A).

    subsections (2) – (10) and inserted subsections (4A), (5A) – (5D) (see section 1(3) – (5) of this Act) are unchanged here for clarity

  3. Section 272 changes, 1 insertion

    27 Dams and reservoirs

    1 … is the construction or alteration of a dam or reservoir … carried out by, or by a person appointed by, a water undertaker …
    2 … is the alteration of a dam or reservoir … carried out by, or by a person appointed by, a water undertaker …

    subsection (3) unchanged

    4 In this section, references to “a person appointed by” a water undertaker include a person whose bid is accepted by a water undertaker under regulation 6(6) of the Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1582) and is designated as an Infrastructure Provider under regulation 8 of those Regulations.
  4. Section 35A3 insertions

    35B Directions disapplying requirement for development consent

    1 The Secretary of State may give a direction that development consent is not required for development specified in the direction.

    subsections (2) – (8) set out the conditions, qualifying-person tests and definitions for a section 35B direction

    9 In this section “direction” means a direction under subsection (1); “legislation” means an Act or an instrument made under an Act; “local development order” has the meaning given in section 61A of TCPA 1990 …

    35C Directions under section 35B: supplementary

    7 subsections covering interpretation, scope of direction, and publication duty

    35D Timetable for deciding request for direction under section 35B

    2 subsections empowering the Secretary of State to make regulations about time limits

Electricity Act 1989

2 amendments · open Act

  1. Section 6G1 change

    6G Meaning of “commissioning period”

    1 In this Part, the “commissioning period” for the purposes of determining whether a person is to be regarded as participating in the transmission of electricity is —

    paragraph (a) unchanged

    b … the period of 18 months27 months …

    subsections (2) – (3) unchanged

  2. Section 362 insertions

    36 Consent required for construction etc of generating stations

    subsections (1) – (1A) unchanged

    1AA Subsection (1) does not apply to the construction or extension of a generating station in England if the construction or extension constitutes development specified in a direction under section 35B(1) of the Planning Act 2008 (direction disapplying requirement for development consent).

    subsections (2) – (11) unchanged

    12 In subsection (1AA) “England” does not include waters in England (nor waters adjacent to England).

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009

1 amendment · open Act

  1. Section 121 change, 1 deletion

    12 Certain consents under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989

    subsection (1) unchanged

    2 … are subject to subsections (3) and (4)subsection (3).

    subsection (3) unchanged

    4 [former subsection (4) — omitted]

Utilities Act 2000

1 amendment · open Act

  1. Section 331 change, 1 insertion

    33 Standard conditions of electricity licences

    1 The standard conditions of electricity licences may include conditions which … are referred to in any provision of —

    paragraphs (a) – (j) unchanged

    k section … or
    l …
    m under section 14 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025.

Forestry Act 1967

1 amendment · open Act

  1. Section 33 insertions

    3A Use of land in connection with renewable electricity projects

    6 subsections empowering the Forestry Commissioners to use English forestry land for the generation, storage, transmission or supply of renewable electricity, and defining key terms

    3B Section 3A: power to require Secretary of State’s consent in certain cases

    10 subsections setting capacity thresholds (5 MW for wind, 50 MW otherwise) above which Secretary of State consent is required

    3C Regulations under section 3B: further provision

    5 subsections about the regulation-making procedure

Acquisition of Land Act 1981

1 amendment · open Act

  1. Section 67 insertions

    6 Service of documents

    subsections (1) – (4) unchanged

    5 Any notice or other document required or authorised to be served on a person under this Act may be served by sending it to an email address or uploading it to a website at which the person has agreed in writing to receive notices or documents …
    6 Any notice or other document required or authorised to be served under this Act on an acquiring authority, a confirming authority, an inspector, a local authority, or a statutory undertaker, may also be served electronically …

    new subsections (7) – (11) define appropriate email addresses, treat electronic service as received on the next working day, define key terms (including by reference to the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971), and exclude communications to the High Court

Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023

1 amendment · open Act

  1. Section 1521 change

    152 Power to specify environmental outcomes

    1 Regulations made by an appropriate authority under this Part (“EOR regulations”) may specify outcomes relating to environmental protection in the United Kingdom or a relevant offshore areaelsewhere that are to be “specified environmental outcomes” for the purposes of this Part.

    subsections (2) – (5) unchanged