http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/section/35CPlanning Act 2008An Act to establish the Infrastructure Planning Commission and make provision about its functions; to make provision about, and about matters ancillary to, the authorisation of projects for the development of nationally significant infrastructure; to make provision about town and country planning; to make provision about the imposition of a Community Infrastructure Levy; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-08-04Expert Participation2026-07-24 Planning Act 2008Sch. 6 para. 4(6A)-(6C)Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025s. 12(4)s. 116s. 118(1)(e)Planning Act 2008s. 5(11)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 387Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Planning Act 2008s. 32(1A)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 388(a)Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Planning Act 2008s. 53(12)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 389Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Planning Act 2008s. 138(4AA)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 390Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Planning Act 2008s. 235(1A)Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Act 2026Deddf Cynllunio (Darpariaethau Canlyniadol) (Cymru) 2026Sch. 2 para. 396(b)Sch. 5 Pt. 1s. 5(2)Planning Act 2008s. 206(3)(aa)(ab)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 17 para. 1(2)(a)s. 102s. 108(6)Planning Act 2008s. 206(3A)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 17 para. 1(2)(b)s. 102s. 108(6)Planning Act 2008s. 206(7)(8)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 17 para. 1(2)(d)s. 102s. 108(6)Planning Act 2008s. 213(3ZA)(3ZB)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 17 para. 1(3)(c)s. 102s. 108(6)Planning Act 2008s. 214(6A)-(6C)English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026Sch. 17 para. 1(4)(c)s. 102s. 108(6)Planning Act 2008s. 223(1)(za)Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023s. 139(6)s. 247s. 255(4)Planning Act 2008Pt. 10ALevelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Sch. 12 para. 1s. 247s. 255(4) Part 435C1In this section “direction” means a direction under section 35B(1).2Subsection (3) applies if—athe Secretary of State decides to give a direction that has been requested as described in section 35B(5), andba person proposed (before or after that section came into force) to make an application for an order granting development consent for the development to which the request relates.3The direction may include provision—afor the proposed application to be treated as a proposed application to a specified alternative consenting authority;bfor specified provisions of legislation governing an alternative consenting regime—ito have effect in relation to the proposed application with any specified modifications;iito be treated as having been complied with in relation to the proposed application.4In the application of subsection (3) to a direction that is to specify development for which an application seeking development consent has been made (see section 35B(7)), references to the proposed application include references to the application.5If the Secretary of State receives a request for a direction as described in section 35B(5) or (6), the Secretary of State must give reasons for the decision to give or not to give the requested direction to the person who made the request.6The Secretary of State must publish a direction.7In this section, the following expressions have the same meaning as in section 35B—“alternative consenting authority”,“alternative consenting regime”, and“legislation”.Ss. 35B-35D inserted (24.7.2026) by Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (c. 34), ss. 4(4), 118(1)(c) (with s. 116); S.I. 2026/641, reg. 3(a)