Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: 2024 Pre-application Prospectus
Summary
The Planning Inspectorate has published a 2024 Pre-application Prospectus for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, setting out a new pre-application service and three service tiers. The article notes that amendments to the Planning Act 2008 introduced by the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 have made some features obsolete, and that pilots are underway ahead of a further update expected by summer 2027.
Why it matters
Changes to the NSIP pre-application process can affect the timing, certainty and documentation around major infrastructure schemes that may influence residential development, local planning contexts and nearby property markets. Surveyors should be aware of the evolving framework because it may affect project pipelines, planning risk and stakeholder engagement.
Key points
- New pre-application service introduced for NSIPs
- Some prospectus features are now obsolete after 2026 legislative changes
- Applicants should still use one of three service tiers until summer 2027
- Planning Inspectorate is running pilots to test updated approaches
- Updated guidance and fast-track procedure form part of the reform package
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