{"id":130343,"date":"2023-07-26T10:57:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T09:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=130343"},"modified":"2023-07-26T10:57:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T09:57:48","slug":"government-reveals-plans-fast-track-major-infrastructure-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/government-reveals-plans-fast-track-major-infrastructure-projects\/130343\/","title":{"rendered":"Government reveals new plans to fast-track major infrastructure projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced that several major infrastructure projects will be fast-tracked as part of new plans<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Major infrastructure projects that deliver community benefits to communities, such as transport links, water facilities, power stations, and offshore wind farms, are all due to be fast-tracked.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The major infrastructure project reforms will allow the economy to grow and create new jobs while ensuring these processes are not slowed by laborious planning processes.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the government, the new process will create \u2018a resilient, dynamic approvals system as the government continues to rebuild the economy following the pandemic\u2019.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The construction sector is undergoing several reforms<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These plans follow a spate of government announcements regarding the housing and construction sector. The housing secretary Michael Gove recently delivered a speech outlining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/goves-plans-relax-planning-rules-mixed-response\/130248\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plans to deliver new homes<\/a> in Leeds, London, and Cambridge.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These plans will be facilitated by nationwide reforms to the planning system. This included \u00a324m of funding for planners, who are dealing with a considerable backlog.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This move comes after the Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities Committee published a report suggesting that the government may not achieve its goal of delivering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/government-radical-rethink-meet-annual-300000-new-homes-target\/123542\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">300,000 new homes<\/a> annually by the mid-2020s.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Streamlining major infrastructure projects<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More effective and efficient consultation and increased resources are all part of the fast-track plans.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The government have also promised to provide more support for local councils to help them speed up the delivery of major infrastructure projects. Support will be provided via the second round of the <a href=\"https:\/\/consult.levellingup.gov.uk\/planning\/nsip-innovation-and-capacity-fund-round-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Innovation and Capacity Fund<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ministers from the departments for the environment, energy, levelling up and transport will lead the transformation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The government are also looking to employ a more effective system of data-led environmental reporting. It is hoped this will lead to faster and greener delivery of major infrastructure projects.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cStrong communities need to be supported by vital infrastructure; the transport links, power plants and buildings that underpin our everyday lives,\u201d commented Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSignificant infrastructure projects don\u2019t just ensure that people can get to work easily, do their recycling, and power their homes. They also create jobs, grow our economy, and help us become fit for the future,\u201d he added.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects consultation will launch today (26 July) and run until 19 September. The bidding for the Innovation and Capacity Fund will remain open until 25 August.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt is vital we can deliver the major infrastructure we need to regenerate our communities and level up. But local authorities and planners face barriers and red tape which have resulted in delays impacting on homeowners and housebuilders alike,\u201d said Michael Gove.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThat\u2019s why we are bringing forward changes to accelerate the infrastructure we need\u202f &#8211; these build on the package of measures I announced yesterday to unblock the planning system and build a better Britain,\u201d he concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced that several major infrastructure projects will be fast-tracked as part of new plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[276,656,579],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-130343","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-government","8":"tag-housing","9":"tag-infrastructure"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Government reveals plans to fast-track major infrastructure projects<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The government will fast-track major infrastructure projects for community benefits, including transport links and offshore wind farms\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/government-reveals-plans-fast-track-major-infrastructure-projects\/130343\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Government reveals new plans to fast-track major infrastructure projects\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced that several major infrastructure projects will be fast-tracked as part of new plans.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/government-reveals-plans-fast-track-major-infrastructure-projects\/130343\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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