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The Remodeling of Decision Making on Major Infrastructure in Britain

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The UK government passed the 2008 Planning Act in order to reform the process for decisions on major infrastructure projects. Previously, this had been dealt with under the main town and country planning system, with the use of public inquiries, alongside sectoral consenting procedures. Here, the reasons for this legislation are explored, including revisions made by the Localism Act 2011, embedding this within an understanding of the broadly business friendly drives of all UK governments in recent years. Detailed assessment is made of the two main instruments used in England: national policy statements (NPSs) and the Infrastructure Planning Commission/National Infrastructure Directorate. This suggests that detailed implementation has generated certain contradictory or unexpected effects. A comparison is made with a very different approach in Scotland. An assessment is made of the significance of the law, given the political economic realities in which the new system's early life will be evolving.

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  • Tim Marshall, 2013. "The Remodeling of Decision Making on Major Infrastructure in Britain," Planning Practice & Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1), pages 122-140, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cpprxx:v:28:y:2013:i:1:p:122-140
    DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2012.699255
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