Clare Eccles

1 week ago | mondaq.com | James Parker |Clare Eccles

Between 2015-2025 the NationalInfrastructure Commission (NIC) carried out an important functionin assessing the UK's long-term infrastructure needs, settingthe infrastructure agenda and providing independent advice to theGovernment. However, from 1 April 2025, the NICceased operating and was combined with the Infrastructure andProjects Authority (IPA) to form a new unit within HM Treasurycalled the National Infrastructure and Service TransformationAuthority (NISTA).

1 month ago | mondaq.com | James Parker |Clare Eccles

SummaryThe infrastructure measures in thePlanning and Infrastructure Bill introduce amendments, principallyto the Planning Act 2008, that aim to make the NSIP regime fasterand more flexible to support the Government's majorinfrastructure ambitions. In the second Insight in our series onthe Bill, we discuss what changes to the NSIP regime have and havenot been included and the implications for those navigating thesystem.