The Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026

Regulation 3 brings sections 4 to 9 and section 11 of the 2025 Act into force on the 24th July 2026. These provisions make various amendments the Planning Act 2008, including introducing a new power for the Secretary of State to disapply the requirement for development consent and bringing in amendments to the application for development consent process for nationally significant infrastructure projects.

Regulation 6 makes a transitional provision in relation to section 7 of the 2025 Act. Where an application is submitted before the provision comes into force, section 55 of the Planning Act 2008 will read as if the newly inserted paragraph (3)(ca) is omitted.

Regulation 7 makes transitional provisions in relation to section 33 of the 2025 Act. The transitional provisions make it so that the amendments to the Highways Act 1980 brought into force by these Regulations do not apply in relation to an order or scheme where the date in paragraph (2) is before the date on which section 33 of the 2025 Act comes into force.

An impact assessment has been produced in relation to the Act and copies can be obtained at https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0196/IA_annexes.pdf or from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government at 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF, United Kingdom.