Planning Act 2008: introduction to National Infrastructure Planning Guidance (July 2026)
Publication Year
2026
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Introduces the National Infrastructure Planning Guidance (NIPG) collection. Covers: purpose of the guidance; Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs); NSIP process; role of NIPG; structure of NIPG; territorial application of NIPG; communication of updates to NIPG; relationship between NIPG and advice from the Planning Inspectorate; and legal status of the NIPG.
Document History
Supersedes: Introduction to National Infrastructure Planning Guidance (DLUHC, 2024). Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/planning-act-2008-introduction-to-national-infrastructure-planning-guidance-july-2026 and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Comes into force: 24 July 2026. Document type: guidance. First published: 3 July 2026.
Publisher Information
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is a UK Government ministerial department with responsibility for several policy areas including building regulation, community integration, economic development in coastal and seaside areas, energy efficiency in buildings, high streets and town centres, housing, local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and Enterprise Zones, localism, planning reform and the planning system. They were previously known as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, MHCLG, Department for Communities and Local Government, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Department for Transport and Local Government.
