1. Construction Industry Council
Sir Michael Pitt
Chair, IPC
Construction Industry Council
The Future of Infrastructure Planning
16 February 2010
Infrastructure Planning Commission

2. The case for radical change
Thameslink
Heathrow Terminal 5
Belvedere energy from waste
Southampton Docks
Infrastructure Planning Commission

3. The Act provides for A single integrated consent regime
National Policy Statements
A new duty on applicants
Stronger community engagement
IPC
Infrastructure Planning Commission

4. National Policy Statements
Ports
Transport networks
Airports
Water supply
Waste water
Hazardous waste
Overall energy policy
Renewables
Fossil
Electricity networks
Oil and gas
Nuclear
Infrastructure Planning Commission

5. NPS consultations November 2009 – February 2010
Ports
Overall energy policy
Renewables
Fossil
Electricity networks
Oil and gas
Nuclear
Infrastructure Planning Commission

6. NPS’s separating policy from decision making
Secretary of State
IPC … ‘must do’s’ and matters for consideration
National policy and need
Direction and priorities
IPC
Suitability of individual site?
Conformity with NPS?
Technical issues and evaluating evidence, for and against
Infrastructure Planning Commission

7. Commissioners: evaluating the technical evidence
Habitats regulations
Feasibility of carbon capture
Pollution control
Noise and vibration
Hazardous substances
Bird strike
Flood risk
Electro-magnetic fields
Emissions and eutrification
Infrastructure Planning Commission

8. The Commissioners CHAIR IPC Board Council for Energy
Deputies (2)
CEO
Directors (4)
Non Executive Directors (2)
Council for Energy
Between 5 and 9 members including Chair and Deputies
Council for Transport
Between 5 and 9 members including Chair and Deputies
Council for Water and Waste
Between 5 and 9 members including Chair and Deputies
Panel
Panel
Panel
Committees
Audit & Risk
Remuneration
Single Commissioner cases
(Relatively straight forward)
Panel Cases
(Relatively complex)
Infrastructure Planning Commission

9. Commissioners Separating policy from decision making
Independent Accountable to the courts
Expert Selected for their professional knowledge and judgement
Ethical Operate to a strict code and have no conflicts of interest
Infrastructure Planning Commission

10. The Secretariat CHAIR CEO Director of Strategy Director of Law
Chair & CEO Private Office, and Reception
Director of Strategy
Director of Law
Director of Resources
Director of Case Management
Workload planning
Case management
Pre application advice and scrutiny
Screening & scoping
Post application
Quality management
Contact centre
Portal
Library and records management
Devolved Administrations
Sector Intelligence
Analytical Services
Board & Council Secretariat
Stakeholder engagement
Communications
Website
Whitehall
Legal framework for operations
Decision letters
Judicial review
Corporate matters
HR and professional development/ training
Finance and business planning
IT/ knowledge management
Accommodation
Governance
Procurement
Infrastructure Planning Commission

11. The IPC’s purpose is to improve decision making by…
Simplifying the process
Ensuring a fairer approach, with better opportunities for all to take part
Insisting on the highest standards of applications from promoters
Applying independent professional and technical judgement
Reducing the time taken for deciding major applications to less than a year
Cutting the cost of delivering national infrastructure by £300 million annually
Infrastructure Planning Commission

12. IPC values We are: Independent, impartial and inclusive
In conducting its business the IPC observes the
seven Nolan principles of public life:
Selflessness; integrity; objectivity; accountability;
openness; honesty and leadership
Infrastructure Planning Commission

13. Five commitments Engagement Openness Consensus Sustainability
Independent decisions
Infrastructure Planning Commission

14. Confirmed projects A P E D Acceptance stage Pre-examination stage
Decision Stage
Infrastructure Planning Commission

15. Active engagement Pre-Application Pre-application advice
28 days to validate application and decide whether to accept
Validation
Promoter publicises accepted application
Pre-Examination
IPC appoints Panel or Single Commissioner to carry out initial assessment and
pre-examination meeting before making procedural decision on how application is to be examined.
6 months to carry out examination, including written representations and hearings
Examination
Promoter and other parties engaged in examination process
IPC has 3 months to issue decision and statement of reasons
Decision
Post Decision
6 week window for legal challenge
Infrastructure Planning Commission

16. IPC process map
Infrastructure Planning Commission

17. Pre-Application: effective engagement
Other relevant
organisations
General
Public
Applicant
Land Owners &
Neighbours
Potential
Objectors
Government Depts
& NPS
Statutory
Consultees
Local Authorities
Advice, encouragement, monitoring & sign-off
IPC Secretariat
Infrastructure Planning Commission

18. Post-application: effective gathering of evidence and decision making
Other relevant
organisations
Applicants
General
Public
IPC Commissioners
Potential
Objectors
Land Owners &
Neighbours
Statutory
Consultees
Government Depts
& NPS
Local Authorities
Administrative support
IPC Secretariat
Infrastructure Planning Commission

19. Decision making - Commissioners
Must determine in accordance with NPS, unless:
Disbenefits outweigh benefits
Unlawful or breach of obligations
Can approve or, refuse or impose conditions
Must work to statutory time limits
Infrastructure Planning Commission

20. Progress IPC open for business
Chair, Deputy Chairs and 8 core Commissioners
40 Staff
Stakeholder engagement
Draft NPSs published
Applications from 1 March 2010
Infrastructure Planning Commission

21. Contact us Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) Temple Quay House
Bristol
BS1 6PN
Infrastructure Planning Commission