Nationally significant infrastructure projects: advice on the process for rights of entry to land (under section 53 of the Planning Act 2008)

Publication Year

2026

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Provides advice on Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) in relation to land that could be affected by an application for a Development Consent Order (DSO). Covers: why the applicant needs to enter land; what a right to enter land authorisation is; and the process.

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-advice-on-the-process-for-rights-of-entry-to-land-under-section-53-of-the-planning-act-2008 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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