[PDF] Government Response To The Transport Select Committee Report On The Draft National Networks National Policy Statement eBook

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,98 MB
Release : 2014-05-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215071875

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The National Policy Statement on National Networks, published in draft for consultation (ISBN 9780108560071), sets out the policy against which decisions will be made on applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects on the strategic road and rail networks. The Committee has a number of detailed recommendations to improve the draft. The NPS should specify more types of transport scheme which the Government thinks are needed, such as enhancements to the rail network to promote east-west connectivity; better road and rail connections to ports and airports and to parts of the country which are currently not well served by those networks; and schemes to promote regional economic development. Criticisms of the DfT's road and rail demand forecasts should be addressed. Estimates of the impact on UK carbon emissions of building more road infrastructure are needed. Adverse impacts of major transport schemes on localities should be set out. The NPS should make explicit reference to the desirability of connecting HS2 to the classic rail network. Promoters of roads schemes must look to improve road safety (including for cyclists and pedestrians). The Government is seeking to accommodate increasing demand for roads by building more infrastructure rather than seeking to manage demand. Investment in the road network will require new funding streams, a challenge that must be addressed. However, a consensus would be required to introduce any road user charging scheme across the strategic road network as an alternative to road taxation.

Author : Great Britain: Department for Transport
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 45,22 MB
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780108560071

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The National Policy Statement (NPS) outlines the Government's vision and policy for the future development of nationally significant infrastructure projects on the national road and rail networks (but excluding HS2). It provides guidance for promoters of nationally significant infrastructure projects, and the basis for the examination by the Examining Authority and decisions by the Secretary of State. Chapters explore: the need for development and the government's policy; wider Government policy on the national networks; assessment principles; generic impacts.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 18,70 MB
Release : 2010-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780215544810

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National Policy Statements (NPS) are a key component of the new planning system for nationally significant infrastructure projects, introduced by the Planning Act 2008. The Act stipulates that a proposal for a National Policy Statement will be subject to public consultation and allows for parliamentary scrutiny before designation as national policy by the Secretary of State. The draft Ports National Policy Statement (Department for Transport, 2009) has been welcomed by many organisations as a good start which can be built upon. The Committee has recommended a number of modifications and expects the Department will improve the draft as a result of the consultation and scrutiny processes. The Committee has reservations regarding the Government's 2007 policy for ports and the lack of guidance on location for port development in the NPS but this, of itself, does not make the NPS unfit for purpose. But the Committee cannot recommend designation at this stage on two counts. Firstly, a key, related policy statement - the National Networks NPS - has yet to be published. Secondly, the organisation likely to be one of the principal decision-makers for port development - the Marine Management Organisation - has yet to be established and so has been unable to comment on guidance that will be of great importance to its role. These are fundamental flaws in the consultation process and the Ports NPS should not be designated until they are rectified.

Author : Great Britain: Department for Transport
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 27,66 MB
Release : 2014-12-29
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ISBN : 9780108561061

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Dated December 2014. A TSO version of a title previously published by HM Government

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Energy and Climate Change Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 49,34 MB
Release : 2010-03-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780215545237

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proposals for national policy statements on Energy : Third report of session 2009-10, Vol. 1: Report, together with formal Minutes