31 October 2024According to an independent report by leading planning barrister Lord Charles Banner KC, the Review of Legal Challenges to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, new roads, railway lines and offshore windfarms could be delivered quicker and easier to help power economic growth. The review, which ‘aims to reduce delays to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects and get Britain building’, sets out ten recommendations for the government on reducing barriers to development and resolve challenges more effectively.
The government has issued a call for evidence before publishing its response to the report, where they are ‘seeking views on the recommendations put forward by the review and additional proposals that could help to reduce delays to nationally significant infrastructure projects.’
You can find details on how to respond to the call for evidence here. Please note that the call for evidence closes at 11:59pm on 30 December 2024.
Read the government’s full press release here.
Read the Review of Legal Challenges to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects here.
