The government should review the size thresholds for water projects to be automatically considered of national significance, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has urged. The commission also called for a similar review of the size thresholds for energy projects and said onshore wind projects should be brought back within the scope of the Planning Act 2008, which requires Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects to obtain a development consent order from the relevant secretary of state.
Government urged to review planning rules for water projects
