Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects

Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) are large scale developments (relating to energy, transport, water, or waste) which require a type of consent known as “development consent”. The Planning Act 2008 introduced a new development consent process for NSIPs which was subsequently amended by the Localism Act 2011.

A Development Consent Order (DCO) automatically removes the need to obtain several separate consents, including Planning Permission and is designed to be a much quicker process than applying for these separately. An extension of the regime in 2013 now allows certain business and commercial projects to opt into this process [1].

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Waste NISPs

With regards to waste NISPs these are projects whose primary purpose is waste management, hazardous waste facilities, large energy from waste facilities and developments relating to radioactive waste geological disposal facilities. These include but not limited to:

  • Riverside II EfW Facility, Cory, Belvedere, London
  • Kemsley K3 EfW Facility, Enfinium, Kent
  • Slough Multifuel EfW, SSE, Slough, Berkshire
  • East Northants Resource Management Facility Extension, Hazardous Waste Landfill, Northamptonshire
  • Augean Hazardous Waste Treatment and Recovery Facilities, various locations

References:

  1. House of Commons, 2024 Planning for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects Briefing Paper Number 06881, 8 July 2024.