Advice Note 5 Section 53: rights of entry (Planning Act 2008) - section 53. Version 4, October 2013

Publication Year

2013

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Provides advice on the planning process for dealing with proposals for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs). Sets out advice on how a person ('the applicant') who proposes to make, or who has made, an application for a Development Consent Order ('DCO'), or has been granted a DCO under the Planning Act 2008, as amended may apply for authorisation for a right of entry to gain access onto land in order to carry out surveys and take levels and/or in order to facilitate compliance with statutory provisions implementing the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive or Habitats Directive under s.53 of the 2008 Act ('s.53 authorisation').

Document History

Superseded by version 5, April 2015. Supersedes version 3, April 2012. Under the Localism Act 2011, the IPC is abolished with its work being transferred to the National Infrastructure Directorate, created within the Planning Inspectorate. Consequently, all IPC advice notes have been republished by the Planning Inspectorate.

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