Nationally significant infrastructure projects: advice on the process for obtaining information about interests in land (under section 52 of the Planning Act 2008)

Publication Year

2026

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Comprises advice for applicants and any person or organisation with an interest in land that could be affected by a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) application for a Development Consent Order (DCO). Covers: why the applicant needs information about interests in land; what a land interests notice is; and the process.

Document History

Last updated: 18 August 2026 - Updated on an initial basis to reflect some of the key changes to the Planning Act 2008 process introduced by the Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025. A further detailed review of the Planning Inspectorate’s advice page collection will commence from summer 2026. This review will inform future updates to the advice page collection to fully align content with the amended legal framework. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-advice-on-the-process-for-obtaining-information-about-interests-in-land-under-section-52-of-the-plann 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. Document type: guidance. First published: 8 August 2024.

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