2017 No. 1078 (C. 102)

Infrastructure Planning, England

The Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) (England) Order 2017

Made

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 241(8) of the Planning Act 20081:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Planning Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) (England) Order 2017.

Provisions coming into force on 1st January 2018 in relation to England only2

The following provisions of the Planning Act 2008 (so far as they are not yet in force) shall come into force, in relation to England only, on 1st January 2018—

a

section 14(1)(m) (nationally significant infrastructure projects: the construction or alteration of a dam or reservoir) ;

b

section 14(1)(n) (nationally significant infrastructure projects: development relating to the transfer of water resources);

c

section 27 (dams and reservoirs); and

d

section 28 (transfer of water resources).

Thérèse CoffeyParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force provisions of the Planning Act 2008 which determine when development relating to the transfer of water resources or to the construction or alteration of a dam or reservoir will constitute a nationally significant infrastructure project for the purposes of the Planning Act 2008.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Planning Act 2008 have been brought into force in England by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Sections 1 to 4 (for all remaining purposes)

1st October 2009

2009/2260

Sections 5 to 13 (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Section 14 (partially)

1st March 2010

2010/101

Section 14 (partially)

6th April 2011

2011/705

Section 14 (partially)

1st October 2011

2011/2054

Sections 15 to 26 (for all remaining purposes)

1st March 2010

2010/101

Section 29

6th April 2011

2011/705

Section 30

1st October 2011

2011/2054

Sections 31 to 35 (for all remaining purposes)

1st March 2010

2010/101

Section 36

1st March 2010

2010/101

Sections 37 to 54 (for all remaining purposes)

1st October 2009

2009/2260

Section 55 (for all remaining purposes)

1st March 2010

2010/101

Sections 56 to 59 (for all remaining purposes)

1st October 2009

2009/2260

Sections 60 to 152 (for all remaining purposes)

1st March 2010

2010/101

Section 153 (for all remaining purposes)

1st October 2011

2011/2054

Sections 154 to 174 (for all remaining purposes)

1st March 2010

2010/101

Section 175 (partially)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Section 175 (for all remaining purposes)

1st March 2010

2010/101

Section 177 (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Sections 179 to 185 (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Section 187 (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Section 188

23rd June 2009

2009/1303

Section 189 (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2010

2010/566

Section 190 (partially)

1st October 2009

2009/2260

Section 190 (partially)

6th April 2010

2010/566

Section 191 (partially)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Sections 192 and 193 (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2012

2012/601

Section 194 (partially)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Sections 195 to 199 (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Section 200

1st October 2009

2009/2260

Section 206 (partially)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Section 206 (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2010

2010/566

Section 211 (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Section 224 (partially)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Section 224 (partially)

6th April 2010

2010/566

Section 238 (partially)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Section 238 (partially)

23rd June 2009

2009/1303

Section 238 (partially)

6th April 2010

2010/566

Section 238 (partially)

6th April 2012

2012/601

Schedule 1 (for all remaining purposes)

1st October 2009

2009/2260

Schedules 2 to 5

1st March 2010

2010/101

Schedule 6

1st October 2011

2011/2054

Schedule 7 (for all remaining purposes)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Schedule 8

6th April 2012

2012/601

Schedule 9 (partially)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Schedule 10 (partially)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Schedule 11

6th April 2009

2009/400

Schedule 13 (partially)

6th April 2009

2009/400

Schedule 13 (partially)

23rd June 2009

2009/1303

Schedule 13 (partially)

6th April 2010

2010/566

Schedule 13 (partially)

6th April 2012

2012/601