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Infrastructure Planning Blog
In this series, we follow infrastructure permissions and consents, with a view to advocating positive change in-line with the Government’s ambitious objectives.
We delve into key topics affecting the infrastructure landscape, including government announcements, decisions on development consent, court cases, new bills and papers and more.
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Date published
04 July 2025
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Infrastructure Planning Blog 63: Harry Potter and the grave error
Infrastructure Planning Blog 63: Harry Potter and the grave error
Infrastructure Planning Blog 62: The end of the challenges to expansion of Luton and Gatwick Airports
Infrastructure Planning Blog 62: The end of the challenges to expansion of Luton and Gatwick Airports
Infrastructure Planning Blog 61: More updates to PINS' advice
Infrastructure Planning Blog 61: More updates to PINS' advice
Infrastructure Planning Blog 60: New Secretaries of State, NPS consultations, PINS advice and local authorities
Infrastructure Planning Blog 60: New Secretaries of State, NPS consultations, PINS advice and local authorities
Infrastructure Planning Blog 59: A solar decision, revised National Policy Statement for Ports and other news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 59: A solar decision, revised National Policy Statement for Ports and other news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 58: Guidance, judgment and decision
Infrastructure Planning Blog 58: Guidance, judgment and decisions
Infrastructure Planning Blog 57: An environmental judgment and a consented solar farm
Infrastructure Planning Blog 57: An environmental judgment and a consented solar farm
Infrastructure Planning Blog 56: The failed judicial review of the Gatwick Airport expansion
Infrastructure Planning Blog 56: The failed judicial review of the Gatwick Airport expansion
Infrastructure Planning Blog 55: Goodbye statutory consultation and other planning infrastructure news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 55: Goodbye statutory consultation and other planning infrastructure news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 54: A new draft national policy statement and a solar misapprehension
Infrastructure planning blog 54: A new draft national policy statement and a solar misapprehension
Infrastructure Planning Blog 53: Biodiversity net gain for nationally significant infrastructure projects, and more
Infrastructure Planning Blog 53: Biodiversity net gain for nationally significant infrastructure projects, and more
Infrastructure Planning Blog 52: Changes to Habitats Regulations, application fees, a parliamentary petition, and a solar farm refusal
Infrastructure Planning Blog 52: Changes to Habitats Regulations, application fees, a parliamentary petition, and a solar farm refusal
Infrastructure Planning Blog 51: A veritable fountain of infrastructure planning news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 51: A veritable fountain of infrastructure planning news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 50: An offshore wind DCO, safeguarding transmission and the King’s Speech
Infrastructure Planning Blog 50: An offshore wind DCO, safeguarding transmission and the King’s Speech
Infrastructure Planning Blog 49: Sundowner and BNG on the up
Infrastructure Planning Blog 49: Sundowner and BNG on the up
Infrastructure Planning Blog 48: Legal challenge ruled totally without merit, pollution control regimes and football stadiums
Infrastructure Planning Blog 48: Legal challenge ruled totally without merit, pollution control regimes and football stadiums
Infrastructure Planning Blog 47: Overhead line changes, and enabling data centres
Infrastructure Planning Blog 47: Overhead line changes, and enabling data centres
Infrastructure Planning Blog 46: BNG for NSIPs defined but delayed and other news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 46: BNG for NSIPs defined but delayed and other news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 45: Largest solar DCO granted and other news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 45: Largest solar DCO granted and other news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 44: Plans, purdah and publication
Infrastructure Planning Blog 44: Plans, purdah and publication
Infrastructure Planning Blog 43: Slow, slow, quick, no go for infrastructure planning
Infrastructure Planning Blog 43: Slow, slow, quick, no go for infrastructure planning
Infrastructure Planning Blog 42: Nuclear reforms, discharge of requirements and NPPF changes
Infrastructure Planning Blog 42: Nuclear reforms, discharge of requirements and NPPF changes
Infrastructure Planning Blog 41: New Welsh guidance, the use of AI in planning and other updates
Infrastructure Planning Blog 41: New Welsh guidance, the use of AI in planning and other updates
Infrastructure Planning Blog 40: A conference and another revocation
Infrastructure Planning Blog 40: A conference and another revocation
Infrastructure Planning Blog 39: Fenwick Solar Farm, Sizewell C and EIA case law
Infrastructure Planning Blog 39: Fenwick Solar Farm, Sizewell C and EIA case law
Infrastructure Planning Blog 38: A new wind DCO, and European streamlining
Infrastructure Planning Blog 38: A new wind DCO, and European streamlining
Infrastructure Planning Blog 37: Fission 'n' chippy
Infrastructure Planning Blog 37: Fission 'n' chippy
Infrastructure Planning Blog 36: Application Fees, the Holocaust Memorial, data centres and correction orders
Infrastructure Planning Blog 36: Application Fees, the Holocaust Memorial, data centres and correction orders
Infrastructure Planning Blog 35: Water, electricity markets, delays
Infrastructure Planning Blog 35: Water, electricity markets, delays
Infrastructure Planning Blog 34: Data centres can be NSIPs after a record DCO year
Infrastructure Planning Blog 34: Data centres can be NSIPs after a record DCO year
Infrastructure Planning Blog 32: Christmas treats - a new DCO, a draft NPPF, and two novel consenting routes
Infrastructure Planning Blog 32
Infrastructure Planning Blog 31: Luton judicial review, grid connection gateways and other infrastructure planning news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 31
Infrastructure Planning Blog 30: Two made DCOs, one withdrawn DCO and a competition
Infrastructure Planning Blog 30
Infrastructure Planning Blog 29: The Nuclear Regulatory Review, Data Centres and Heathrow third runway
Infrastructure Planning Blog 29
Infrastructure Planning Blog 28: Updated national policy statements and other news
Infrastructure Planning Blog 28
Infrastructure Planning Blog 27 - High Court cases, the Nuclear NPS and the Planning & Infrastructure Bill latest
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Infrastructure Planning Blog 26: Latest DCO approval, challenge and a new hearing trend
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Infrastructure Planning Blog 25 - A solar DCO, data centres, carbon budgets and other updates
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Infrastructure Planning Blog 17 - Data centres: infrastructure planning reforms with a bit of byte
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Infrastructure Planning Blog 15: The Immingham Ro-Ro DCO challenge, and the Aarhus Convention
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Infrastructure Planning Blog 13 - National policy statement updates for fusion, a solar DCO, the Cunliffe Review and two judgments
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Infrastructure planning blog 12: Three solar decisions, a data centre decision and an NPS update
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Infrastructure planning blog 11: An Offshore Wind DCO, Planning and Infrastructure Bill updates and grid reforms
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Infrastructure planning blog 10 - Chicken manure and some infrastructure news
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Infrastructure Planning Blog 9 - Sweet infrastructure treats for England, Wales and the country
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Infrastructure planning blog 8: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Infrastructure Planning Blog - BNG, a road DCO, and the Ports National Policy Statement
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Infrastructure planning blog 6- Court of Appeal recommends a low-carb(on) diet for the misuse of judicial review
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Infrastructure planning blog 5: Who in the community benefits?
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Infrastructure planning blog 3: How much protection does a national park or national landscape need
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Infrastructure Planning Blog 2: More on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project NSIP reforms
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Infrastructure planning blog - goodbye consultation
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