Is a design and access statement required to be submitted with an application for a nationally significant infrastructure project?

I can confirm that a design & access statement is not a mandatory document to be submitted with an application for a nationally significant infrastructure project. The prescribed application documents can be found in regulation 5 of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedures) Regulations 2009. Design and Access Statements are not listed as mandatory application documents. Some developers have found them to be a useful means of presenting the relevant information and have submitted them nevertheless. Examples can be found on our website.