Planning Act 2008
| Long title | An Act to establish the Infrastructure Planning Commission and make provision about its functions; to make provision about, and about matters ancillary to, the authorisation of projects for the development of nationally significant infrastructure; to make provision about town and country planning; to make provision about the imposition of a Community Infrastructure Levy; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2008 c 29 |
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| Royal assent | 26 November 2008 |
Status: Amended | |
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The Planning Act 2008 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom intended to speed up the process for approving major new infrastructure projects such as airports, roads, harbors, and energy facilities such as nuclear power and waste facilities. This was felt to be necessary after the 8-year approval process for Heathrow Terminal 5. Along with the Climate Change Bill and the Energy Bill, this bill was considered by the Brown administration to be one of the "three legislative pillars of the Government's strategy to secure long-term prosperity and quality of life for all." The Infrastructure Planning Commission has since been abolished and replaced with the Planning Inspectorate as of 31 March 2012.