The Infrastructure Planning (Changes to, and Revocation of, Development Consent Orders) Regulations 2011
The Planning Act 2008 (“the Act”) established the Infrastructure Planning Commission and provides for the granting of development consent for certain types of nationally significant infrastructure projects. Section 153 of and Schedule 6 to the Act contain provisions concerning changes to, and the revocation of orders granting development consent after they have been granted. Paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Act enables the appropriate authority to make a change to a development consent which is non-material. Paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Act gives the appropriate authority a general power to make a change to, or revoke a development consent order. Paragraph 6 of Schedule 6 to the Act contains provisions in respect of claims for and payment of compensation following the exercise of the power in paragraph 3.