Review of system for making orders - Final Report

Table of contents

• Front cover
• Document Control
• Summary
• Introduction
• Extent of Powers Within the Act
• The One-Stop Shop: Consents Under Other Enactments
• Pre-Application
• The TWA Application
• Parliamentary Scrutiny
• Pre-Inquiry
• Inquiry/Alternative Procedures
• Decisions and Post-Decisions
• DTLR Resourcing and Processing
• Good Practice Guidance and Training
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 Appointment
• 1.2 Objectives
• 1.3 Our Approach
• 1.4 This Document
• 2 Experience of TWA orders to date
• 2.1 Summary of Applications
• 2.2 Average and Range of Times from Application to Decision
• Table 2.1 Average Times for Processes (in months)
• Table 2.2 Range of Times for Processes (in months)
• 2.3 Analysis and Key Component
• 2.4 Processing by TWA Unit
• Table 2.3 TWA Unit Targets and Achieved Times (in months)
• 2.5 Issues Arising from Draft Orders
• 2.6 Changes in Government Regulations or Guidance
• 2.7 Outstanding Issues from Inspector's Report
• 2.8 Correspondence during Decision Stage
• 2.9 Delays in DTLR Receiving Replies
• 2.10 Related Applications
• 3 Research into relevant documents
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Current TWA Statutes and Guidance
• 3.3 Other Government Regulation and Guidance
• 3.4 Relevant Government Discussion Papers and Statements
• 3.5 Reports from Industry Bodies and Environmental Organisations
• 4 Consultation responses
• 4.1 Form of Consultation
• 4.2 Issues from the Questionnaire Survey and Seminar - General Pre-Application
• 4.3 Issues from the Questionnaire Survey and Seminar - Powers and Procedures.
• 4.4 Development Workshops
• 4.5 Survey of Individual Objectors
• 5 The scope and powers of TWA
• 5.1 The Nature of the TWA
• 5.2 Works covered by the TWA
• 5.3 Extension of powers under the TWA
• 5.4 Delegation of TWA decisions
• 6 The TWA process as a one stop shop: consents under other enactments
• 6.1 General
• 6.2 Consents under the Railways Act 1993
• 6.3 Listed Building and Conservation Area Consents
• 6.4 Traffic Regulation Measures Under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
• 6.5 Other Consents
• 7 Pre-application
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 The Role of Development Plans in Facilitating the Growth of the
• 7.3 Consultation Procedures
• 7.4 Consultation Procedures - Environmental Assessment
• 7.5 Vetting of Schemes
• 7.6 The Involvement of Concessionaires/Contractors
• 8 The TWA application
• 8.1 The Draft TWA Order: Model Clauses
• 8.2 Model Clauses for Utilities
• 8.3 Application Requirements
• 8.4 Additional information to be submitted with the Application
• 8.5 Fast tracking and flexibility
• 9 Parliamentary scrutiny
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Benefits of a Parliamentary Process
• 9.3 Objections raised to a parliamentary process
• 9.4 Limitations of section 9 parliamentary procedure
• 9.5 Further Considerations
• 9.6 Conclusions
• 10 Pre-inquiry
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Pre-Inquiry Negotiation/Mediation
• 10.3 HMRI Input
• 11 Inquiry/alternative procedures
• 11.1 Inquiry Procedures and conduct
• 11.2 Planning Inquiry Procedures
• 11.3 Transport and Works Act Inquiry Procedures
• 11.4 Use of Appropriate IT
• 11.5 Late objections
• 11.6 Power to amend TWA Application Documents
• 11.7 Amendments to Environmental Statements
• 11.8 Written representation procedures, informal hearings and the use of mediation
• 11.9 Delays at Decision Stage
• 12 Decisions and post-decisions
• 12.1 Shortening the Decision Stage
• 12.2 Statutory challenge/judicial review
• 12.3 Extension of time for existing Orders
• 12.4 Delays Due to Need for Correspondence During the Decision Stage
• 13 DTLR resourcing and processing
• 13.1 Introduction
• 13.2 Resourcing
• 13.3 Processing
• 13.4 Conclusions
• 14 Good practice guidance and training
• 14.1 Documentation
• 14.2 Training
• 15 Links with proposals under the modernising planning agenda
• 15.1 Introduction
• 15.2 References to Consultation Documents
• 16 Next steps
• 16.1 General

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