Following the introduction of DCO’s within the Planning Act 2008, these orders have been helping to streamline the decision-making for NSIP’s, from energy and transport to water and waste treatment projects within the UK and NI.
NIPA Early Years Practitioners (EYPs) has been launched to provide a special interest group within the NIPA membership for early years practitioners (up to 10 years’ qualification/experience) of all backgrounds in the infrastructure planning sphere to learn, network, and share experiences and ideas at a variety of events from panel discussions and debates to social events. This joint event with NIPA EYPs is aimed at practitioners in their first 10 years of practice and the panel speakers will be giving their perspective as early years practitioners.
Our panel of speakers will cover the engineering, design, legal and planning considerations for design development and optioneering for major infrastructure projects that are being consented under the DCO regime. This includes the role of National Policy Statements, understanding the purpose of DCO application documentation – including the new ‘Design Approaches Documents’ – and practical challenges from planners and engineers of delivering a consentable design and securing flexibility for post consent changes. It will be an interesting session for anyone already involved in, or looking to get involved in, nationally significant infrastructure being consented under the DCO regime.
After the panel discussion and Q&A, we look forward to meeting you for networking between like-minded ICE and NIPA members.
The panel discussion will be broadcast for those who wish to join online.
