UK gives data centers the ability to skirt regulations by applying for 'national importance' status

Data centers will be able to dodge local planning regulations and council oversight ...

UK government gives data centers the ability to skirt building regulations and local authority oversight by applying for fast-track ‘national importance’ status

By being approved as a project of 'national significance', new projects are able to avoid local building regulations and ...
Gadget Review on MSNOpinion

Local rights erased: The shocking new UK law letting data centers bypass local communities completely

UK data centers can now bypass local planning via the NSIP fast track, promising up to $1.3B in savings - but eligibility ...
JD Supra

NSIP Action Plan: What does it mean for project promoters?

The Government’s Action Plan on how it proposes to improve the NSIP planning process has some good ideas, most of which amount to fine-tuning rather than a fundamental change. Whilst some of the ...
pv magazine International

UK scraps mandatory consultations for large-scale solar planning

Removing pre-application consultation requirement could accelerate planning application timelines by up to 12 months, ...
JD Supra

NSIP operational reform consultation: will it improve the process?

The Government is currently consulting on operational changes to the NSIP consenting process that have the potential to make significant improvements to parts of the DCO process. In this Insight we ...