Nationally significant highways and rail schemes: amendments to Planning Act 2008 definitions
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This is the government response to the consultation on proposals to amend the definition of 鈥渘ationally significant infrastructure鈥� rail and highway projects set out in the Planning Act 2008 in order to speed up delivery and reduce the costs of transport projects.
Original consultation
Consultation description
This consultation is on proposals to amend the definitions of 鈥榥ationally significant鈥� rail and highways projects set out in the Planning Act 2008. The aim of this is to speed up the completion of projects and reduce the costs.