Infrastructure Act - Revision history

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	NB: On 10 July 2015, the government published ‘Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation’ a government plan for increasing Britain’s productivity. Amongst a great number of wide-ranging changes, the report states, 'The government does not intend to proceed with the zero carbon Allowable Solutions carbon offsetting scheme, or the proposed 2016 increase in on-site energy efficiency standards, but will keep energy efficiency standards under review, recognising that existing measures to increase energy efficiency of new buildings should be allowed time to become established.'		NB: On 10 July 2015, the government published ‘Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation’ a government plan for increasing Britain’s productivity. Amongst a great number of wide-ranging changes, the report states, 'The government does not intend to proceed with the zero carbon Allowable Solutions carbon offsetting scheme, or the proposed 2016 increase in on-site energy efficiency standards, but will keep energy efficiency standards under review, recognising that existing measures to increase energy efficiency of new buildings should be allowed time to become established.'

−	= Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ =	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

		+	* Breaking Barriers in Infrastructure - perspectives from the profession
		+	* Brownfield land.
		+	* Brownfield Passport.
		+	* Brownfield registers.
		+	* Crossrail 2.
	* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2.		* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2.
−	* Infrastructure.	+	* Development Consent Order.
		+	* Environmental Impact Assessment.
		+	* Environmental Statement.
		+	* Generation nuclear.
		+	* Golden rules for the release of land.
		+	* Grey belt.
		+	* Green belt.
		+	* Hope value.
		+	* Infrastructure act.
		+	* Infrastructure bill.
		+	* Instrumentation operated in the national interest.
		+	* Land value.
		+	* Major Projects Authority.
		+	* National Planning Framework.
		+	* National Planning Practice Guidance.
		+	* Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
		+	* National Infrastructure Plan.
		+	* National Infrastructure Planning Reform Programme.
		+	* Neighbourhood development order.
		+	* NPPF consultation briefing notes on terms.
		+	* Planning Act 2008.
	* Planning legislation.		* Planning legislation.
		+	* Planning permission.
		+	* Property rights.
		+	* Public Land Taskforce.
		+	* Safeguarding land.
		+	* Social value in new development.
		+	* The grey, the brown and the golden rules of housing.
		+	* The Planning and Infrastructure bill and reactions to it
		+	* Types of land.
		+	* Wind farm.

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−	On 12 February 2015, the ~~new~~ Infrastructure ~~Act became law. It introduced new measures intended '.~~..to ~~make it easier, quicker~~ and ~~simpler~~ to ~~get Britain building’~~.	+	The Infrastructure Act became law under the Conservative government on 12 February 2015, following the Infrastructure Bill published by the Department for Transport on 6 April 2014. 10 years later under the Labour Government, the Planning and Infrastructure Bill was published on March 11, 2025. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill aimed to streamline planning and infrastructure processes, to assist in meeting the Labour government's Plan for Change, potentially superseding or amending parts of the existing Infrastructure Act, but not necessarily replacing it entirely.

−	~~The act will~~:	+	For further information see articles; [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/The_Planning_and_Infrastructure_bill_and_reactions_to_it the Planning and Infrastructure bill and reactions to it] and [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/No_time_to_waste,_back_reforms_and_get_Britain_building_warns_Deputy_PM No time to waste, back reforms and get Britain building warns Deputy PM].
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		+	As the Conservative government Infrastructure Act became law, it introduced new measures intended '...to make it easier, quicker and simpler to get Britain building’, these included:

	* Make the Highways Agency a government-owned company, Highways England, with long-term funding and more accountable to Parliament and road users.		* Make the Highways Agency a government-owned company, Highways England, with long-term funding and more accountable to Parliament and road users.

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	NB: On 10 July 2015, the government published ‘Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation’ a government plan for increasing Britain’s productivity. Amongst a great number of wide-ranging changes, the report states, 'The government does not intend to proceed with the zero carbon Allowable Solutions carbon offsetting scheme, or the proposed 2016 increase in on-site energy efficiency standards, but will keep energy efficiency standards under review, recognising that existing measures to increase energy efficiency of new buildings should be allowed time to become established.'		NB: On 10 July 2015, the government published ‘Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation’ a government plan for increasing Britain’s productivity. Amongst a great number of wide-ranging changes, the report states, 'The government does not intend to proceed with the zero carbon Allowable Solutions carbon offsetting scheme, or the proposed 2016 increase in on-site energy efficiency standards, but will keep energy efficiency standards under review, recognising that existing measures to increase energy efficiency of new buildings should be allowed time to become established.'

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===	+

		+	* Delivering the second road investment strategy RIS2.
	* Infrastructure.		* Infrastructure.
	* Planning legislation.		* Planning legislation.

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	* Planning legislation.		* Planning legislation.

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	NB: On 10 July 2015, the government published ‘Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation’ a government plan for increasing Britain’s productivity. Amongst a great number of wide-ranging changes, the report states, 'The government does not intend to proceed with the zero carbon Allowable Solutions carbon offsetting scheme, or the proposed 2016 increase in on-site energy efficiency standards, but will keep energy efficiency standards under review, recognising that existing measures to increase energy efficiency of new buildings should be allowed time to become established.'		NB: On 10 July 2015, the government published ‘Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation’ a government plan for increasing Britain’s productivity. Amongst a great number of wide-ranging changes, the report states, 'The government does not intend to proceed with the zero carbon Allowable Solutions carbon offsetting scheme, or the proposed 2016 increase in on-site energy efficiency standards, but will keep energy efficiency standards under review, recognising that existing measures to increase energy efficiency of new buildings should be allowed time to become established.'

−	Find out more	+	= Find out more =

−	Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki	+	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

	* Infrastructure.		* Infrastructure.
	* Planning legislation.		* Planning legislation.

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	On 12 February 2015, the new Infrastructure Act became law. It introduced new measures intended '...to make it easier, quicker and simpler to get Britain building’.		On 12 February 2015, the new Infrastructure Act became law. It introduced new measures intended '...to make it easier, quicker and simpler to get Britain building’.

	The act will:		The act will:
−	*Make the Highways Agency a government-owned company, Highways England, with long-term funding and more accountable to Parliament and road users.
−	*Allow surplus and redundant public sector land and property to be sold more quickly, increasing the amount of previously-developed land available for new homes.
−	*Prevent excessive delays on projects which have been granted planning permission by introducing a new ‘deemed discharge’ provision on planning conditions.
−	*Allow the Land Registry to create a digitised local land charges register to improve access to data, standardise fees and improve turnaround times.
−	*Allow the Land Registry to undertake new services to improve the conveyancing process.
−	*Give local communities the right to buy a stake in renewable energy infrastructure projects.
−	*Improve energy security and economic growth by extracting domestic shale gas.
−	*Create a cycling and walking investment strategy.
−	*Improve the nationally significant infrastructure regime by making administrative improvements to the Planning Act 2008.
−	*Permit the creation of an allowable solutions scheme to provide a cost effective way for house builders to meet the zero carbon homes obligation.

−	Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “This act will hugely boost Britain’s competitiveness in transport, energy provision, housing development and nationally significant infrastructure projects…. A key part of this act will be the creation of Highways England, which will for the first time use long-term sustained funding to deliver the government’s roads investment strategy, worth £15 billion, to deliver more than 100 schemes between now and the end of the next Parliament.”	+	* Make the Highways Agency a government-owned company, Highways England, with long-term funding and more accountable to Parliament and road users.
		+	* Allow surplus and redundant public sector land and property to be sold more quickly, increasing the amount of previously-developed land available for new homes.
		+	* Prevent excessive delays on projects which have been granted planning permission by introducing a new ‘deemed discharge’ provision on planning conditions.
		+	* Allow the Land Registry to create a digitised local land charges register to improve access to data, standardise fees and improve turnaround times.
		+	* Allow the Land Registry to undertake new services to improve the conveyancing process.
		+	* Give local communities the right to buy a stake in renewable energy infrastructure projects.
		+	* Improve energy security and economic growth by extracting domestic shale gas.
		+	* Create a cycling and walking investment strategy.
		+	* Improve the nationally significant infrastructure regime by making administrative improvements to the Planning Act 2008.
		+	* Permit the creation of an allowable solutions scheme to provide a cost effective way for house builders to meet the zero carbon homes obligation.
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		+	Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said:
		+
		+	“This act will hugely boost Britain’s competitiveness in transport, energy provision, housing development and nationally significant infrastructure projects…. A key part of this act will be the creation of Highways England, which will for the first time use long-term sustained funding to deliver the government’s roads investment strategy, worth £15 billion, to deliver more than 100 schemes between now and the end of the next Parliament.”
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		+	The act was published by the Department for Transport on behalf of the Land Registry, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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		+	NB: On 10 July 2015, the government published ‘Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation’ a government plan for increasing Britain’s productivity. Amongst a great number of wide-ranging changes, the report states, 'The government does not intend to proceed with the zero carbon Allowable Solutions carbon offsetting scheme, or the proposed 2016 increase in on-site energy efficiency standards, but will keep energy efficiency standards under review, recognising that existing measures to increase energy efficiency of new buildings should be allowed time to become established.'
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		+	Find out more

−	~~The act was published by the Department for Transport~~ on ~~behalf of the Land Registry, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government.<br/>~~	+	Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki

−	~~NB on 10 July 2015, the government published ‘Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation’ a government plan for increasing Britain’s productivity~~. Amongst a great number of wide-ranging changes, the report states, 'The government does not intend to proceed with the zero carbon Allowable Solutions carbon offsetting scheme, or the proposed 2016 increase in on-site energy efficiency standards, but will keep energy efficiency standards under review, recognising that existing measures to increase energy efficiency of new buildings should be allowed time to become established.'	+	* Infrastructure.
		+	* Planning legislation.

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	Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “This act will hugely boost Britain’s competitiveness in transport, energy provision, housing development and nationally significant infrastructure projects…. A key part of this act will be the creation of Highways England, which will for the first time use long-term sustained funding to deliver the government’s roads investment strategy, worth £15 billion, to deliver more than 100 schemes between now and the end of the next Parliament.”		Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “This act will hugely boost Britain’s competitiveness in transport, energy provision, housing development and nationally significant infrastructure projects…. A key part of this act will be the creation of Highways England, which will for the first time use long-term sustained funding to deliver the government’s roads investment strategy, worth £15 billion, to deliver more than 100 schemes between now and the end of the next Parliament.”

−	The act was published by the Department for Transport on behalf of the Land Registry, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government. <br/>	+	The act was published by the Department for Transport on behalf of the Land Registry, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government.<br/>

−	~~Ref [https~~:~~//www~~.~~gov.uk/~~government~~/news/infrastructure-act~~-will~~-get-britain-building Infrastructure Act will get Britain building~~, ~~Gov.uk 12 February 2015]~~.	+	NB on 10 July 2015, the government published ‘Fixing the foundations: creating a more prosperous nation’ a government plan for increasing Britain’s productivity. Amongst a great number of wide-ranging changes, the report states, 'The government does not intend to proceed with the zero carbon Allowable Solutions carbon offsetting scheme, or the proposed 2016 increase in on-site energy efficiency standards, but will keep energy efficiency standards under review, recognising that existing measures to increase energy efficiency of new buildings should be allowed time to become established.'

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−	On 12 February 2015, the new Infrastructure Act became law. It ~~is intended to introduce~~ new measures '...to make it easier, quicker and simpler to get Britain building’.	+	On 12 February 2015, the new Infrastructure Act became law. It introduced new measures intended '...to make it easier, quicker and simpler to get Britain building’.
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−	The act was published by the Department for Transport on behalf of the Land Registry, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government.	+

	The act will:		The act will:
	*Make the Highways Agency a government-owned company, Highways England, with long-term funding and more accountable to Parliament and road users.		*Make the Highways Agency a government-owned company, Highways England, with long-term funding and more accountable to Parliament and road users.
−	*Allow surplus and redundant public sector land and property to be sold more quickly, increasing the amount of previously-~~used~~ land available for new homes.	+	*Allow surplus and redundant public sector land and property to be sold more quickly, increasing the amount of previously-developed land available for new homes.
−	*Prevent excessive delays on projects which have been granted planning permission, by introducing a new ‘deemed discharge’ provision on planning conditions.	+	*Prevent excessive delays on projects which have been granted planning permission by introducing a new ‘deemed discharge’ provision on planning conditions.
	*Allow the Land Registry to create a digitised local land charges register to improve access to data, standardise fees and improve turnaround times.		*Allow the Land Registry to create a digitised local land charges register to improve access to data, standardise fees and improve turnaround times.
	*Allow the Land Registry to undertake new services to improve the conveyancing process.		*Allow the Land Registry to undertake new services to improve the conveyancing process.
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	Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “This act will hugely boost Britain’s competitiveness in transport, energy provision, housing development and nationally significant infrastructure projects…. A key part of this act will be the creation of Highways England, which will for the first time use long-term sustained funding to deliver the government’s roads investment strategy, worth £15 billion, to deliver more than 100 schemes between now and the end of the next Parliament.”		Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “This act will hugely boost Britain’s competitiveness in transport, energy provision, housing development and nationally significant infrastructure projects…. A key part of this act will be the creation of Highways England, which will for the first time use long-term sustained funding to deliver the government’s roads investment strategy, worth £15 billion, to deliver more than 100 schemes between now and the end of the next Parliament.”
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		+	The act was published by the Department for Transport on behalf of the Land Registry, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government. <br/>

	Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/infrastructure-act-will-get-britain-building Infrastructure Act will get Britain building, Gov.uk 12 February 2015].		Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/infrastructure-act-will-get-britain-building Infrastructure Act will get Britain building, Gov.uk 12 February 2015].

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		+	On 12 February 2015, the new Infrastructure Act became law. It is intended to introduce new measures '...to make it easier, quicker and simpler to get Britain building’.

−	~~On 12 February 2015, the new Infrastructure Act became law. It is intended to enshrine ‘…new measures to make it easier, quicker and simpler to get Britain building’.~~ The act was published by the Department for Transport on behalf of the Land Registry, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government.	+	The act was published by the Department for Transport on behalf of the Land Registry, the Department of Energy and Climate Change, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government.

	The act will:		The act will:
−	*Make the Highways Agency a government-owned company, Highways England, with ~~stable~~ long-term funding and more accountable to Parliament and to road users.	+	*Make the Highways Agency a government-owned company, Highways England, with long-term funding and more accountable to Parliament and road users.
	*Allow surplus and redundant public sector land and property to be sold more quickly, increasing the amount of previously-used land available for new homes.		*Allow surplus and redundant public sector land and property to be sold more quickly, increasing the amount of previously-used land available for new homes.
−	*Prevent excessive delays on projects which ~~already~~ have been granted planning permission, by a new ‘deemed discharge’ provision on planning conditions.	+	*Prevent excessive delays on projects which have been granted planning permission, by introducing a new ‘deemed discharge’ provision on planning conditions.
	*Allow the Land Registry to create a digitised local land charges register to improve access to data, standardise fees and improve turnaround times.		*Allow the Land Registry to create a digitised local land charges register to improve access to data, standardise fees and improve turnaround times.
	*Allow the Land Registry to undertake new services to improve the conveyancing process.		*Allow the Land Registry to undertake new services to improve the conveyancing process.
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	*Improve energy security and economic growth by extracting domestic shale gas.		*Improve energy security and economic growth by extracting domestic shale gas.
	*Create a cycling and walking investment strategy.		*Create a cycling and walking investment strategy.
−	*Improve the nationally significant infrastructure regime by making ~~a number of technical~~ administrative improvements to the Planning Act 2008.	+	*Improve the nationally significant infrastructure regime by making administrative improvements to the Planning Act 2008.
−	*~~Allow~~ the creation of an allowable solutions scheme to provide a cost effective way for house builders to meet the zero carbon homes obligation.	+	*Permit the creation of an allowable solutions scheme to provide a cost effective way for house builders to meet the zero carbon homes obligation.

	Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “This act will hugely boost Britain’s competitiveness in transport, energy provision, housing development and nationally significant infrastructure projects…. A key part of this act will be the creation of Highways England, which will for the first time use long-term sustained funding to deliver the government’s roads investment strategy, worth £15 billion, to deliver more than 100 schemes between now and the end of the next Parliament.”		Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “This act will hugely boost Britain’s competitiveness in transport, energy provision, housing development and nationally significant infrastructure projects…. A key part of this act will be the creation of Highways England, which will for the first time use long-term sustained funding to deliver the government’s roads investment strategy, worth £15 billion, to deliver more than 100 schemes between now and the end of the next Parliament.”
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		+	Ref [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/infrastructure-act-will-get-britain-building Infrastructure Act will get Britain building, Gov.uk 12 February 2015].

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