Nationally significant infrastructure projects: commitments register

Publication Year

2026

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Provides advice on the use of a commitments register in the planning process for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) under the Planning Act 2008. Covers: what a commitments register is; purpose and use of a commitments register; and commitments register template.

Document History

Last updated: 14 July 2026 - Updated preamble to remove reference to publication of advice page(s) under s51 of the Planning Act 2008. Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/nationally-significant-infrastructure-projects-commitments-register 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: 20 September 2024.

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