Nationally significant infrastructure projects: advice on preparing applications for linear projects

Publication Year

2025

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Provides advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) with regard to applications for Development Consent Orders (DCO) for linear NSIPs. Covers: focus of advice for linear projects; pre-application advice; Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Statements; proposed development: what and where; evolution of design including alternatives; construction stage; construction stage effects and beneficial operational outcomes; land rights; crossing or affecting Statutory Undertakers’ land or apparatus; plans, illustrations and visualisations; Development Consent Orders; engagement and consultation.

Document History

Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-advice-on-preparing-applications-for-linear-projects and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. First published: 27 February 2025.

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