Introductory text

England and Wales

Infrastructure Planning

Made 1st October 2025

Coming into force 22nd October 2025

An application has been made to the Secretary of State under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008^f1 (“the 2008 Act”) in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009^f2 for an Order granting development consent.

The application was examined by a panel appointed as an examining authority (appointed by the Secretary of State) in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act and the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010^f3.

The panel, having considered the representations made and not withdrawn and the application together with the accompanying documents, in accordance with section 74(2) of the 2008 Act has submitted a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State, having considered the representations made and not withdrawn, and the report and recommendation of the panel, has decided to make an Order granting development consent for the development described in the application with modifications which in the opinion of the Secretary of State do not make any substantial changes to the proposals comprised in the application.

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114^f4, 115^f5, 117^f6, 120^f7, 122^f8 to 123^f9, 127^f10, 131^f11 to 132^f12, 138^f13 and 154 of, and paragraphs 1 to 3, 10 to 17, 19 to 23, 26, 33, 36 and 37 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to, the 2008 Act, makes the following Order.

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Footnotes

f1: 2008 c. 29. Parts 1 to 7 were amended by Chapter 6 of Part 6 of, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 13 to, the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).
f2: S.I. 2009/2264 amended by S.I. 2010/439, S.I. 2010/602, S.I. 2012/635, S.I. 2012/2654, S.I. 2012/2732, S.I. 2013/522, S.I. 2013/755, S.I. 2014/469, S.I. 2014/2381, S.I. 2015/377, S.I. 2015/1682, S.I. 2017/524, S.I. 2017/572, S.I. 2018/378, S.I. 2019/734, S.I. 2020/764, S.I. 2020/1534, S.I. 2021/978, S.I. 2022/634, S.I. 2023/1071 and S.I. 2024/332.
f3: S.I. 2010/103, amended by S.I. 2012/635 and S.I. 2024/317.
f4: Section 114 was amended by paragraph 55 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011.
f5: Section 115 was amended by paragraph 56 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 and Part 20 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011 and section 160 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22) and section 43 of the Wales Act 2017 (c. 4).
f6: Section 117 was amended by paragraph 58 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 and Part 20 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011.
f7: Section 120 was amended by section 140 and paragraph 60 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011.
f8: Section 122 was amended by paragraph 62 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011.
f9: Section 123 was amended by paragraph 62 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011.
f10: Section 127 was amended by paragraph 64(2) of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 and section 23(2) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27).
f11: Section 131 was amended by section 24(2) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
f12: Section 132 was amended by section 24(3) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
f13: Section 138 was amended by section 23(4) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.