Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) Action Plan

The action plan sets out the reforms to the NSIP regime that we will implement to ensure the system can support our future infrastructure needs by making the system better, faster, greener, fairer and more resilient. The action plan sets out how the reforms will be delivered across government (including the Planning Inspectorate) to meet these objectives.

The NSIP regime needs to be:
1. better at delivering as robust as possible decisions within the statutory timescales, giving both developers and communities certainty in the process

2. faster at handling all applications, through streamlined and strengthened processes, a proportionate approach, and a new fast-track timeframe for suitable applications

3. greener by delivering positive outcomes for the environment and following the mitigation hierarchy with proactive plans for environmental protection and enhancement

4. fairer to communities by emphasising benefits to local people that come with major infrastructure investment
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5. and more resilient in its resourcing to enable all stakeholders to engage meaningfully and proactively in the process with the right skills at the right time