The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Leicestershire) (Emergency) (Revocation) Regulations 2026 immediately terminate the emergency flight restrictions previously imposed over a specified area in Leicestershire, as the Secretary of State has determined that these restrictions are no longer necessary in the public interest.

These Regulations legally revoke the earlier 2026 instrument that established the restrictions, exercised under the powers granted by the Air Navigation Order 2016, and come into force instantly upon being made.

This Order establishes a Mayoral development corporation for a designated area in East Birmingham, formally named the Birmingham East Mayoral Development Corporation.

Starting 11 May 2026, the Corporation functions as a statutory body under the West Midlands Combined Authority, tasked with urban development within the geographic boundaries defined by the associated official map.

The Order applies to the Secretary of State, the West Midlands Combined Authority, and any persons or entities operating within the specified development area.

These regulations amend the Wireless Telegraphy (Exemption) Regulations 2021 to remove the requirement for individual licences for certain classes of radio equipment.

They establish new categories for licence-exempt use, specifically covering autonomous maritime radio devices operating at 160.9 MHz, indoor maritime radio training equipment, and fixed wireless access apparatus in the 5.8 GHz band.

The regulations apply to any person or entity establishing, installing, or using such equipment within the United Kingdom or its territorial sea, provided the equipment meets specific technical interface requirements and does not cause undue interference.

This Order modifies the Longfield Solar Farm Order 2023 to adjust technical specifications and environmental requirements for the renewable energy project.

It increases the allowed cable circuits for specific grid connection works, updates the planning permission references for Park Farm, and modifies the application of the Hedgerows Regulations 1997.

The Order also mandates that landscape and ecological management plans for the main site construction works demonstrate a minimum of 87% biodiversity net gain using a specific metric.

These changes apply to the developers of the Longfield Solar Farm and the relevant planning authorities in Essex.

This statutory instrument correction notice amends The Lyme Regis, Bridport (West Bay) and Weymouth Harbour Revision Order 2026 by correcting two specific typographical errors identified on pages 10 and 28 of the original document, ensuring that the roles of 'principle' and 'principal' are correctly stated, and correcting a place name reference from 'Reis' to 'Regis'.

These regulations amend previous 2026 legislation to modify the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 as it relates to minerals and waste plans in England.

The instrument establishes specific requirements for minerals and waste planning authorities to revoke existing documents when new plans take effect and clarifies the legal framework for joint plans.

It directs how the Secretary of State may intervene or revoke documents at the request of local authorities and specifies that joint plans must be adopted by all participating authorities to be valid.

This Statutory Instrument amends the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008 to update procedural references and introduce significant changes to how development proposals of strategic importance (PSI applications) are handled within Greater London, notably by inserting a new Category 3J covering developments involving 50 or more residential units, which triggers specific notification and potential direction powers for the Mayor of London, while also extending the Mayor's direction power to Category 3D development.

These Regulations officially bring into force section 49 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 on March 13, 2026, which amends the procedures for installing electric vehicle charge points on public highways by granting Electric Vehicle Charge Point Operators the legal right to use a permit-based system instead of the existing Section 50 licensing structure under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991.