The list below is a record of advice the Planning Inspectorate has provided in respect of the Planning Act 2008 process.
There is a statutory duty under section 51 of the Planning Act 2008 to record the advice that is given in relation to an application or a potential application and to make this publicly available. Advice we have provided is recorded below together with the name of the person or organisation who asked for the advice and the project it relates to. The privacy of any other personal information will be protected in accordance with our Information Charter which you should view before sending information to the Planning Inspectorate.
Note that after a project page has been created for a particular application, any advice provided that relates to it will also be published under the ‘s51 advice’ tab on the relevant project page.
Advice given between between 1 October 2009 and 14 April 2015 has been archived. View the archived advice.
General
Enquiry
I am looking for a timeline chart that shows the NSIP process stages, and the length of anticipated time to complete each one.
I recall a thirty-odd page document setting out the details of the process for applicants. Where would I find this please?
Advice given
Thank you for your email.
Advice Note 8.1 has a timeline chart that shows the NSIP process stages:
attachment 1
The Planning Inspectorate offers a free pre-application service for developers, the pre-application prospectus is now available on our website. This document sets out the Planning Inspectorate’s service for applicants at the pre-application stage of the nationally significant infrastructure planning process:
attachment 2
Planning Act 2008: guidance on the pre-application process sets out the requirements and procedures for the pre-application process and consultation for major infrastructure projects: attachment 3
Further guidance documents produced by DCLG which may be helpful can be found under the following link:
attachment 4
The Planning Inspectorate has produced a suite of Advice notes which cover a range of process matters. These can be found under the following link:
attachment 5
If the information provided is not what you were looking for, please do not hesitate to contact us.
