The Infrastructure Planning (Development Consent) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026

Explanatory note

Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.

These Regulations amend the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 ( S.I. 2009/2264 ) (“ the 2009 Regulations ”) and the Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011 ( S.I. 2011/2055 ) (“ the 2011 Regulations ”).

Regulation 2 amends the 2009 Regulations and regulation 3 amends the 2011 Regulations. Several of the amendments are consequential on changes to the pre-application consultation requirements for nationally significant infrastructure projects under the Planning Act 2008 (c. 29) (“ the 2008 Act ”), as amended by the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34) (“ the 2025 Act ”). The Regulations also make changes to update cross-references to related statutory instruments, along with other minor and correctional amendments.

An impact assessment has not been published for these Regulations as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen arising from the provisions these Regulations amend. An impact assessment has been published in relation to the 2025 Act, which considers the impact of changes to the pre-application consultation requirements for nationally significant infrastructure projects under the 2008 Act. Copies of that impact assessment can be obtained from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Home Office Building, 2 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DF, or from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6819bf013c3bba3526f03b99/Overarching_IA_-_Planning_and_Infrastructure_Bill.pdf .