Transport: Infrastructure

(asked on 7th July 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will publish the criteria used to assess applications for transport Development Consent Order projects.


Answered by
Mike Kane Portrait
Mike Kane
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 10th July 2025

The Secretary of State sets out her considerations in her decision letters for each Development Consent Order. This will take into account relevant legislation, national policy statements and other relevant policy as well as national carbon budget commitments. She also follows public law considerations relating to good decision making and procedural fairness to ensure that interested parties have the opportunity to be heard. The Secretary of State takes account of the evidence before her, only considering relevant matters, and provides appropriate reasoning to support her decision making. Information about the Development Consent Order process and its requirements are available on gov.uk: https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/decision-making-process-guide.

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