CONTENTS

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1. Part 1

   The Infrastructure Planning Commission

   1. 1. The Infrastructure Planning Commission

   2. 2. Code of conduct

   3. 3. Register of Commissioners' interests

   4. 4. Fees

2. Part 2

   National policy statements

   1. 5. National policy statements

   2. 6. Review

   3. 7. Consultation and publicity

   4. 8. Consultation on publicity requirements

   5. 9. Parliamentary requirements

   6. 10. Sustainable development

   7. 11. Suspension pending review

   8. 12. Pre-commencement statements of policy, consultation etc.

   9. 13. Legal challenges relating to national policy statements

3. Part 3

   Nationally significant infrastructure projects

   1. General

      1. 14. Nationally significant infrastructure projects: general

   2. Energy

      1. 15. Generating stations

      2. 16. Electric lines

      3. 17. Underground gas storage facilities

      4. 18. LNG facilities

      5. 19. Gas reception facilities

      6. 20. Gas transporter pipe-lines

      7. 21. Other pipe-lines

   3. Transport

      1. 22. Highways

      2. 23. Airports

      3. 24. Harbour facilities

      4. 25. Railways

      5. 26. Rail freight interchanges

   4. Water

      1. 27. Dams and reservoirs

      2. 28. Transfer of water resources

   5. Waste water

      1. 29. Waste water treatment plants

   6. Waste

      1. 30. Hazardous waste facilities

4. Part 4

   Requirement for development consent

   1. 31. When development consent is required

   2. 32. Meaning of "development"

   3. 33. Effect of requirement for development consent on other consent regimes

   4. 34. Welsh offshore generating stations

   5. 35. Directions in relation to projects of national significance

   6. 36. Amendments consequential on development consent regime

5. Part 5

   Applications for orders granting development consent

   1. Chapter 1

      Applications

      1. 37. Applications for orders granting development consent

      2. 38. Model provisions

      3. 39. Register of applications

      4. 40. Applications by the Crown for orders granting development consent

   2. Chapter 2

      Pre-application procedure

      1. 41. Chapter applies before application is made

      2. 42. Duty to consult

      3. 43. Local authorities for purposes of section 42(b)

      4. 44. Categories for purposes of section 42(d)

      5. 45. Timetable for consultation under section 42

      6. 46. Duty to notify Commission of proposed application

      7. 47. Duty to consult local community

      8. 48. Duty to publicise

      9. 49. Duty to take account of responses to consultation and publicity

      10. 50. Guidance about pre-application procedure

   3. Chapter 3

      Assistance for applicants and others

      1. 51. Advice for potential applicants and others

      2. 52. Obtaining information about interests in land

      3. 53. Rights of entry

      4. 54. Rights of entry: Crown land

6. Part 6

   Deciding applications for orders granting development consent

   1. Chapter 1

      Handling of application by Commission

      1. 55. Acceptance of applications

      2. 56. Notifying persons of accepted application

      3. 57. Categories for purposes of section 56(2)(d)

      4. 58. Certifying compliance with section 56

      5. 59. Notice of persons interested in land to which compulsory acquisition request relates

      6. 60. Local impact reports

      7. 61. Initial choice of Panel or single Commissioner

      8. 62. Switching from single Commissioner to Panel

      9. 63. Delegation of functions by person appointed to chair Commission

   2. Chapter 2

      The Panel procedure

      1. Panels

         1. 64. Panel for each application to be handled under this Chapter

         2. 65. Appointment of members, and lead member, of Panel

         3. 66. Ceasing to be member, or lead member, of Panel

         4. 67. Panel member continuing though ceasing to be Commissioner

         5. 68. Additional appointments to Panel

         6. 69. Replacement of lead member of Panel

         7. 70. Membership of Panel where application relates to land in Wales

         8. 71. Supplementary provision where Panel replaces single Commissioner

         9. 72. Panel ceasing to have any…