Consultation on streamlining infrastructure planning

Closes 27 Oct 2025

Pre-examination and Examination: procedural flexibility for land acquisition amendments during examination

29. Do you consider that regulations for compulsory acquisition as part of DCOs should, where possible, limit the duplication of procedures where land acquisition changes are required and to provide the Examining Authority with greater discretion to set reasonable timeframes to reflect the specific circumstances of each DCO and its associated land acquisition issue?

Please provide your views. 

30. Are there any further changes that could be made to the infrastructure planning CA Regulations and supporting guidance to contribute to the streamlining of the DCO examination process by reducing repetition or timescales where changes to land acquisition are required post submission?

Please provide your views.