The Infrastructure Planning (Interested Parties) Regulations 2010

Regulation 3(a)

SCHEDULE

Table of statutory parties to the examination of an application

Column 1; Statutory Party	Column 2; Circumstances.
Note to Table “relevant”, in relation to a body, shall mean the body which has responsibility for the location where the proposed nationally significant infrastructure project will be sited or has responsibility for an area which neighbours that location.
The Welsh Ministers	All applications likely to affect land in Wales
The Scottish Executive	All applications likely to affect land in Scotland
The relevant Northern Ireland Department	All applications likely to affect land in Northern Ireland
The relevant Regional Planning Body	All applications likely to affect land in England and Wales
The Health and Safety Executive	All cases
The relevant Strategic Health Authority	All applications likely to affect land in England and Wales
The relevant Health Board(1)	All applications likely to affect land in Scotland
Natural England	All applications likely to affect land in England
The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England	All applications likely to affect land in England
The relevant fire and rescue authority	All cases
The relevant police authority	All cases
The relevant parish council, or, where the application relates to land Wales or Scotland the relevant community council	All cases
The Environment Agency	All applications likely to affect land in England and/or Wales
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency	All applications likely to affect land in Scotland
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment	All applications likely to affect land in England
The relevant Regional Development Agency	All cases
The Equality and Human Rights Commission	All applications likely to affect land in England and Wales
The Scottish Human Rights Commission	All applications likely to affect land in Scotland
The Commission for Sustainable Development	All cases
AONB Conservation Boards	All applications likely to affect an AONB that is managed by a Conservation Board
Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales	All applications likely to affect the historic environment in Wales
The Countryside Council for Wales	All applications likely to affect land in Wales
The Homes and Communities Agency	All applications likely to have an effect on its areas of responsibility
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee	All applications likely to affect the marine environment
The Commission for Rural Communities	All applications likely to affect rural communities in England
Scottish Natural Heritage	All applications likely to affect land in Scotland
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency	All applications likely to affect the maritime or coastal environment, or the shipping industry
The Marine and Fisheries Agency	All applications likely to affect the marine area in England and Wales
The Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency	All applications likely to affect the fisheries industry in Scotland
The Civil Aviation Authority	All applications relating to airports or which are likely to affect an airport or its current or future operation
The Highways Agency	All applications likely to affect road or transport operation and/or planning on roads for which the Secretary of State for Transport is the highway authority.
Integrated Transport Authorities (ITAs) and Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs)	All applications likely to affect transport within, to or from the relevant integrated transport area of the ITA or PTE
The relevant Highways Authority	All applications likely to have an impact on the road network or the volume of traffic in the vicinity of the proposal
Transport for London	All applications likely to affect transport within, to or from Greater London
The Rail Passengers Council	All applications likely to affect rail passenger transport
The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee	All applications likely to affect access to transport for disabled people
The Coal Authority	All applications that lie within areas of past, present or future coal mining.
The Office of Rail Regulation and approved operators(2)	All proposed applications likely to affect the rail transport industry
The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority	All applications likely to affect gas and electricity markets
The Water Services Regulation Authority	All applications likely to affect the water industry in England and Wales
The Water Industry Commission of Scotland	All applications likely to affect the water industry in Scotland
The relevant waste regulation authority	All applications likely to affect waste infrastructure
The relevant internal drainage board	All applications likely to increase the risk of flooding in that area or where the proposals relate to an area known to be an area of flood risk
The British Waterways Board	All applications likely to have an impact on inland waterways or land adjacent to inland waterways
Trinity House	All applications likely to affect navigation in tidal waters
The Health Protection Agency	All applications likely to involve chemicals, poisons or radiation which could potentially cause harm to people
The relevant local resilience forum	All cases
Relevant statutory undertakers	All applications likely to affect their functions as statutory undertakers
The Crown Estate Commissioners	All applications likely to impact on the Crown Estate
The Forestry Commission	All applications likely to affect the protection or expansion of forests and woodlands

(1)

For the meaning of “Health Board” see section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29)

(2)

For the definition of “approved operators” see section 25 of the Planning Act 2008 (c.29).