MPs may approve national projects
Language: English Series: Planning (for the Natural and Built Environment) ; (1319) 21 May 1999, 1(1)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: Consent in principle for major projects such as airports or nuclear waste sites could be given by parliamentary approval, with only project details discussed at public inquiry, under DETR proposals for speeding up planning decisions. The consultation paper Streamlining the processing of major projects through the planning system also suggests increased use of statements of national policy which set out the need for major projects, and ways of improving inquiry procedure by limiting or abolishing cross-examination of witnesses. The paper is available from DETR Free Literature (0870 1226 236).| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Consent in principle for major projects such as airports or nuclear waste sites could be given by parliamentary approval, with only project details discussed at public inquiry, under DETR proposals for speeding up planning decisions. The consultation paper Streamlining the processing of major projects through the planning system also suggests increased use of statements of national policy which set out the need for major projects, and ways of improving inquiry procedure by limiting or abolishing cross-examination of witnesses. The paper is available from DETR Free Literature (0870 1226 236).