The Order amended the 2008 procedural framework concerning the Mayor of London's oversight of planning applications, introduced Category 3J for large housing schemes, formalized intervention procedures, and updated legislative cross-references.

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.

Section 49 of the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025, concerning the installation of electric vehicle charge points, was brought into force on March 13, 2026, substituting the previous street works licensing regime with a permit system.

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.

The Order increased the statutory borrowing limit for General Lighthouse Authorities under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 to £166 million, effective March 31, 2026.

This Statutory Instrument, made by the Secretary of State for Transport with Treasury approval under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, increases the maximum aggregate amount General Lighthouse Authorities can borrow from £133 million to £166 million, effective from 12:01 a.m. on 31st March 2026, and extends this provision across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

The Order conferred powers on Network Rail to compulsorily acquire land and rights for Midland Mainline improvements, detailing procedures for possession, compensation, and the modification of relevant 1965 and 1981 acquisition Acts.

This Statutory Instrument, The Network Rail (Kettering to Wigston South Junction and Napsbury Lane) (Land Acquisition) Order 2026, grants Network Rail Infrastructure Limited the powers to compulsorily acquire land, or new rights over land, necessary for the electrification and improvement works on the Midland Mainline railway between Kettering and Wigston South Junction, as well as access rights at Napsbury Lane; the Order details modifications to existing legislation concerning compulsory purchase, temporary possession for construction and maintenance, compensation assessment procedures, and the extinguishment of certain private rights of way, setting a five-year limit for exercising these acquisition powers.

A Statutory Instrument formally corrected specific typographical and administrative errors within The Stonestreet Green Solar Order 2025 following a statutory request.

The Stonestreet Green Solar (Correction) Order 2026 is a Statutory Instrument made by the Secretary of State to rectify specific, correctable errors in The Stonestreet Green Solar Order 2025, which originally granted development consent for the solar project under the Planning Act 2008.

This Order formally applies numerous minor textual substitutions, insertions, and omissions listed in a schedule to ensure the underlying development consent documentation is accurate and legally sound.

Emergency regulations were made that immediately prohibited unmanned aircraft from flying below 1,000 feet over the specified one-nautical-mile area centered near Prescott, Merseyside, unless directed otherwise by the Merseyside Police.

This Statutory Instrument, titled the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Prescott, Merseyside) (Emergency) Regulations 2025, establishes an immediate, temporary ban on all unmanned aircraft flying below 1,000 feet above mean sea level within a one-nautical-mile radius centered on Prescott, Merseyside, due to an unspecified emergency deemed necessary by the Secretary of State for Transport.

The Secretary of State made and enacted emergency regulations immediately restricting low-altitude flights over Mountain Ash, allowing exceptions only for police-directed aircraft.

The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Mountain Ash) (Emergency) Regulations 2025 immediately restrict all aircraft from flying below 1,500 feet above mean sea level within a one nautical mile radius centered on Mountain Ash, as this prohibition is deemed necessary by the Secretary of State due to an emergency affecting the public interest in that area; these restrictions remain in force until the emergency subsides and permit exceptions only for aircraft operating under the direction of the South Wales Police.

The Secretary of State made an Order granting development consent for the Helios Renewable Energy Project after examination by the Examining Authority and consideration of all relevant environmental and policy matters.

The Helios Renewable Energy Project Order 2025 grants development consent under the Planning Act 2008 for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a solar generating station and battery energy storage system in the North Yorkshire Council area, defining the scope of the authorised development, granting the undertaker powers for compulsory acquisition of land or rights, and establishing detailed preliminary provisions, street works, and specific protective requirements for various statutory undertakers including electricity, gas, water, drainage, and railway interests.