# The Infrastructure Planning (Interested Parties and Miscellaneous Prescribed Provisions) Regulations 2015, Schedule 1: Statutory Parties Extent: E+W+S Column 1: Statutory Party Column 2: Circumstances A person who manages any property, rights or interests to which section 90B(5) of the Scotland Act 1998 applies* All applications likely to impact on the property, rights and interests managed by the person to which section 90B(5) of the Scotland Act 1998 applies AONB Conservation Board; or relevant AONB Conservation Board All applications likely to affect an AONB in Scotland or a relevant AONB in England that is managed by a Conservation Board British Waterways Board All applications likely to have an impact on inland waterways or land adjacent to inland waterways in Scotland Canal & River Trust All applications likely to have an impact on inland waterways or land adjacent to inland waterways in England and Wales Civil Aviation Authority All applications relating to airports or which are likely to affect an airport or its current or future operation Coal Authority All applications that lie within areas of past, present or future coal mining Crown Estate Commissioners All applications likely to impact on the Crown Estate Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee* Applications likely to affect access to transport for disabled people Environment Agency All applications likely to affect land in England Equality and Human Rights Commission *(2) All applications likely to affect land in England and Wales Forestry Commission All applications likely to affect the protection or expansion of forests and woodlands in England ... Gas and Electricity Markets Authority * All applications likely to affect gas and electricity industry Health and Safety Executive All cases Historic England All applications likely to affect land in England Integrated Transport Authorities (ITAs) and Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) All applications likely to affect transport within, to or from the relevant integrated transport area of the ITA or PTE Joint Nature Conservation Committee All applications likely to affect the marine Environment Marine Management Organisation All applications likely to affect the marine area in England and Wales Maritime and Coastguard Agency All applications likely to affect the maritime or coastal environment, or the shipping industry NHS England and the relevant integrated care board All applications likely to affect land in England and Wales National Health Service Trust All applications likely to affect land in Wales Natural England All applications likely to affect land in England Natural Resources Body for Wales All applications likely to affect land in Wales and all applications likely to affect the protection or expansion of forests and woodlands in Wales Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) All applications likely to affect matters relevant to the ONR’s purposes within the meaning of Part 3 of the Energy Act 2013 the Office of Rail and Road and approved operators* All proposed applications likely to affect the rail transport industry Passengers Council* Applications likely to affect rail passenger transport United Kingdom Health Security Agency, an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care All applications likely to involve chemicals, poisons or radiation which could potentially cause harm to people and are likely to affect significantly public health relevant fire and rescue authority* All cases relevant Health Board All applications likely to affect land in Scotland relevant Highways Authority All applications likely to have an impact on the road network or the volume of traffic in the vicinity of the proposal relevant internal drainage board All applications likely to increase the risk of flooding in that area or where the proposals relate to an area known to be an area of flood risk relevant local health board All applications likely to affect land in Wales relevant local resilience forum* All cases relevant Northern Ireland Department All applications likely to affect land in Northern Ireland relevant parish council or where the application relates to land in Wales or Scotland the relevant community council All cases relevant police and crime commissioner Applications in England outside of London and Wales relevant police authority Applications in London and Scotland Relevant statutory undertakers All applications likely to affect their functions as statutory undertakers relevant strategic highways company All applications likely to affect road or transport operation and/or planning on roads for which the strategic highways company is the highway authority relevant waste regulation authority* All applications likely to affect waste infrastructure Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales All applications likely to affect the historic environment in Wales Scottish Environment Protection Agency All applications likely to affect land in Scotland Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency* Applications likely to affect the fisheries industry in Scotland Scottish Government All applications likely to affect land in Scotland Scottish Human Rights Commission* All applications likely to affect land in Scotland Scottish Natural Heritage All applications likely to affect land in Scotland Secretary of State for Defence Applications in England likely to affect the current or future operation of a site identified in a safeguarding map and all developments in the marine area Secretary of State for Transport All applications likely to affect road or transport operation and/or planning on roads for which the Secretary of State for Transport is the highway authority Transport for London All applications likely to affect transport within, to or from Greater London Trinity House All applications likely to affect navigation in tidal waters Water Industry Commission of Scotland* All applications likely to affect the water industry in Scotland Water Services Regulation Authority* All applications likely to affect the water industry in England and Wales Welsh Ministers All applications likely to affect land in Wales Interpretation of table (a) “relevant”, in relation to a body, shall mean the body which has responsibility for the location where the proposed nationally significant infrastructure project will be sited; or in relation to Scotland and Wales only, has responsibility for an area which neighbours that location; and (b) Where an entry in the table is marked with an asterisk “*”, the body referred to is not a statutory party in respect of projects in England, in accordance with regulation 3(2). --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/462/schedule/1 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-planning-interested-parties-and-miscellaneous-prescribed-provisions-regulations-2015/schedule-1 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.