Infrastructure Legislation

Regulations governing public works, infrastructure development, construction standards, and facility maintenance.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bristol) (Emergency) (No. 2) (Revocation) Regulations 2026

Published: Tue 16th Jun 26

These Regulations officially revoke the emergency flight restrictions that were previously imposed over a specified area in Bristol, as the Secretary of State for Transport determines that these restrictions are no longer required in the public interest following the passing of the initial emergency.

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The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2026

The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) Order 2026 establishes 500-metre safety zones around three specified offshore installations—Global Producer III, Solan, and Wenlock, using coordinates based on the World Geodetic System 1984, specifically to maintain protection during their ongoing dismantlement phases.

This Order is made by the Secretary of State under the Petroleum Act 1987 and concurrently amends previous orders by removing safety zones related to the Thames Bure Wellhead, Thames Yare Wellhead, and the Victoria Subsea Production Well.

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The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bristol) (Emergency) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

Published: Mon 15th Jun 26

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bristol) (Emergency) (No. 2) Regulations 2026, made using powers from the Air Navigation Order 2016, immediately prohibit aircraft from flying below 1,500 feet above mean sea level over a restricted area around the M5 Avon Bridge in Bristol, specifying a radius of 1.0 nautical mile; flights operating under directions from Avon and Somerset Police are explicitly exempted from this temporary, emergency measure.

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The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Sourton Down, Devon) (Emergency) (Revocation) Regulations 2026

Published: Mon 15th Jun 26

This Statutory Instrument, made by the Secretary of State for Transport, immediately revokes the previous emergency regulations that restricted flying in the specified area of Sourton Down, Devon, because the necessity for those restrictions is deemed to have passed in the public interest.

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The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Cramlington, Newcastle) (Emergency) (Revocation) Regulations 2026

Published: Fri 12th Jun 26

These Regulations formally revoke the preceding statutory instrument—The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Cramlington, Newcastle) (Emergency) Regulations 2026—because the Secretary of State for Transport has determined that the exceptional circumstances requiring the emergency restriction on flying over the Cramlington and Newcastle area are over, thereby immediately lifting all associated flight limitations.

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The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Clacton Airshow) Regulations 2026

Published: Fri 12th Jun 26

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Clacton Airshow) Regulations 2026 establish temporary flight restrictions necessary for public safety during scheduled flying displays at Clacton-on-Sea on August 27th and 28th, 2026, by prohibiting aircraft from flying below 3,500 feet within a 3-nautical-mile radius of the specified center point between 0900 and 1600 hours UTC on those dates, with exceptions granted only by the Airshow Flying Display Director.

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The Provision of Information (Contractual Control) (Registered Land) Regulations 2026

Published: Fri 12th Jun 26

These Regulations, made under the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, establish mandatory requirements for providing specific 'contractual control information' concerning certain types of restrictive agreements affecting registered land in England and Wales to the Chief Land Registrar, with a commencement date of April 6th, 2027.

The rules define what constitutes a 'contractual control right' (such as options, rights of pre-emption, or contingent dispositions), establish timetables and methods (via conveyancers) for submitting this data upon creation, assignment, or variation, and mandate that the Registrar retain and publish this information in a dataset, subject to certain exemptions like national security or short-term rights.

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The Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets (Correction) Order 2026

Published: Tue 9th Jun 26

This Order, made under powers in the Planning Act 2008, formally corrects specified errors and omissions discovered in the original Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets Order 2025.

The corrections, detailed in a Schedule, primarily involve substitutions, insertions, and omissions to definitions, geographical descriptions, procedural language, and an associated office address, ensuring the primary development consent order accurately reflects the approved plans.

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