The Land Registry has published a summary of the proposed measures to be included in the Infrastructure Bill, including matters relating to land use planning concerning national infrastructure, the deemed discharge of conditions and powers for Mayoral Development Orders
Government writes:
The proposed bill would improve how we fund, plan, manage and maintain our national infrastructure.
The Infrastructure Bill would provide a £3.9 billion boost to the economy over the next 10 years by:
- improving the funding and management of our major roads
- streamlining the planning process for major projects
- protecting our infrastructure from invasive plants and animals
- supporting house building
- making it easier and cheaper to register land and property
- helping communities become stakeholders in renewable electricity projects
- maximising the recovery of oil and gas from the UK continental shelf
- simplifying underground access procedures for the shale and geothermal energy industries
The bill and its supporting documents are on the Parliament website.
