Infrastructure Legislation
Regulations governing public works, infrastructure development, construction standards, and facility maintenance.
The Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets (Correction) Order 2026
A formal order was enacted to implement specific textual and administrative corrections across various articles and schedules of the 2025 Morecambe Offshore Windfarm Generation Assets Order.
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.
The Cory Decarbonisation Project (Correction) Order 2026
The Secretary of State used powers under the Planning Act 2008 to issue an Order correcting technical errors identified in the Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025.
This Statutory Instrument, The Cory Decarbonisation Project (Correction) Order 2026, formally enacts specific textual corrections to the preceding Cory Decarbonisation Project Order 2025, which originally granted development consent under the Planning Act 2008; these technical amendments, necessitated by identified errors relating to interpretation, compulsory acquisition provisions, and schedule details, were made by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero following a formal request from the project applicant.
The A47 Wansford to Sutton Development Consent (Revocation) Order 2026
Revoked the 2023 development consent for the A47 Wansford to Sutton infrastructure project.
This Order revokes the development consent previously granted for the A47 Wansford to Sutton road project.
It exercises the Secretary of State's power under the Planning Act 2008 to cancel an existing Development Consent Order (DCO) without an external application.
The revocation applies to all powers and authorizations originally provided to the project promoters under the 2023 Order.
The A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026
The legal instrument corrected specified technical errors and omissions within the associated A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent Order 2026 following a formal request.
This Statutory Instrument, the A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) Development Consent (Correction) Order 2026, formally amends the original 2026 Development Consent Order concerning the A46 Coventry Junctions project by correcting specific errors and omissions identified in the primary order, as authorized under the Planning Act 2008, with corrections detailed in the accompanying Schedule relating to interpretations, limits of deviation, street stopping up, and various works plans.
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bristol) (Emergency) (Revocation) Regulations 2026
The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Bristol) (Emergency) Regulations 2026 were revoked, ending emergency flight restrictions over Bristol effective immediately on May 15th, 2026.
These Regulations formally abolish the temporary, emergency restrictions that were previously placed on flying within a specified area near Bristol, as outlined in the earlier 2026 instrument, confirming that the emergency situation necessitating the restriction has concluded and it is no longer required in the public interest.
The Infrastructure Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
The regulations amended the Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010 by inserting definitions for 'the land' and 'local authority' and designating the host local authority as a Prescribed Public Authority eligible to charge fees.
The Infrastructure Planning (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 modify the existing 2010 Regulations concerning fees for nationally significant infrastructure projects, primarily by inserting standardized definitions for 'the land' and 'local authority' into the rules and by explicitly recognizing the local authority in whose area the land is situated as a Prescribed Public Authority entitled to charge fees for relevant services, with the regulations generally applying to England and Wales and specifically to cross-country oil or gas pipelines involving Scotland.
The Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
The Regulations amended the 2023 rules governing the Responsible Actors Scheme by correcting language, omitting a prohibition notice, and modifying exceptions related to building control prohibitions for various building works and property transfers.
These 2026 Regulations amend the 2023 Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations to correct defects, clarify criteria for membership invitations into the Responsible Actors Scheme, remove an obsolete prohibition notice requirement, and adjust the scope of building control prohibitions and their exceptions concerning emergency work, work on occupied buildings, and property purchasers.
The Biodiversity Gain Site Register (Amendment) Regulations 2026
The Regulations amended the 2024 Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations by incorporating provisions related to development consent granted under the Planning Act 2008 and defining key site and development terms.
These 2026 Regulations amend the 2024 Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations, primarily by extending their application to include development consent granted under the Planning Act 2008, in addition to standard planning permission.
The amendments introduce specific definitions for 'biodiversity gain site' and 'development', and modify regulations concerning which land is eligible for registration, the content required for registration applications, and the process for allocating recorded habitat enhancement to developments requiring development consent.