4.A major role in the new system is to be played by a new independent body to be called the Infrastructure Planning Commission (‘the Commission’). The Commission will be responsible for examining applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects. The Commission will also be responsible for deciding any such application when there is in force a relevant national policy statement. Development consent will be given in the form of an order which may also confer upon developers certain rights for the purpose of facilitating the project. These rights may include the compulsory acquisition of land where there is a compelling case in the public interest.
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