Draft National Policy Statement For Ports

Author : Great Britain: Department for Transport
Publisher : Stationery Office
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0108508641

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Draft national policy statement for ports by Great Britain: Department for Transport Pdf

This statement is part of the new planning system. It is a National Policy Statement (NPS) and provides the framework for future decisions on proposals for new port development to be taken by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) established under the 2008 Act to deal with nationally significant infrastructure proposals. The NPS sets out the Government's conclusions on the need for new port infrastructure, considering the current place of ports in the national economy, the available evidence on future demand, and the options of meeting future needs. It explains to planning decision-makers the approach they should take to proposals, including main issues which in the Government's view, will need to be addressed to ensure that future development is fully sustainable, and the weight to be given to the need for new port infrastructure and to the positive and negative impacts it may bring. This NPS covers England and Wales.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215544811

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The proposal for a national policy statement on ports by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee Pdf

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,Great Britain: Department for Transport Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-26
Category : Harbors
ISBN : 0108511197

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National Policy Statement for Ports by Great Britain. Department for Transport,Great Britain: Department for Transport Staff Pdf

This statement is part of the new planning system. It is a National Policy Statement (NPS) and provides the framework for future decisions on proposals for new port development to be taken by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) established under the 2008 Act to deal with nationally significant infrastructure proposals. The NPS sets out the Government's conclusions on the need for new port infrastructure, considering the current place of ports in the national economy, the available evidence on future demand, and the options of meeting future needs. It explains to planning decision-makers the approach they should take to proposals, including main issues which in the Government's view, will need to be addressed to ensure that future development is fully sustainable, and the weight to be given to the need for new port infrastructure and to the positive and negative impacts it may bring. This NPS covers England and Wales.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee,Louise Ellman
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780215071873

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HC 1135 - National Policy Statement on National Networks by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee,Louise Ellman Pdf

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. Parliament House of Commons. Transport Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Harbors
ISBN : OCLC:921204212

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The Proposal for a National Policy Statement on Ports by Great Britain. Parliament House of Commons. Transport Committee Pdf

Author : Bernan,Great Britain. Parliament. Joint Committee on the Draft Marine Bill
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0104013532

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Draft Marine Bill by Bernan,Great Britain. Parliament. Joint Committee on the Draft Marine Bill Pdf

The Marine Bill was designed to establish a new UK-wide strategic system of marine planning to balance conservation, energy and resource needs, based on the principle of sustainable development and working with the devolved administrations. The Committee reports here reservations about the framework nature of the draft Bill. It was felt that too much of its policy is contained in secondary legislation or guidance. That there are significant areas of confusion of responsibility - between UK and international, especially EU, obligations; between devolved administrations; the many agencies and other bodies who will be involved in delivering the proposals in the Bill.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UIUC:30112085036447

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The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Wilson,Jake Piper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781136934964

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Spatial Planning and Climate Change by Elizabeth Wilson,Jake Piper Pdf

Spatial planning and climate change are closely intertwined - the effects of irresponsible planning can negatively impact our changing environment. This book addresses various issues on the relationship between our changing climate and spatial planning, and how we can address problems by using an approach to our preparation for the future.

Author : Great Britain: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 010850915X

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UK marine policy statement by Great Britain: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Pdf

The UK Government, the Scottish Government, Welsh Assembly Government and Northern Ireland Executive are taking action to achieve clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas. A new system of marine planning has been introduced through the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (ISBN 9780105423096), the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (ISBN 9780105901518) and proposed legislation in Northern Ireland. This marine policy statement (MPS) is the framework for preparing marine plans and taking decisions that affect the marine environment. This consultation document contains the draft MPS, a non-technical summary of the appraisal of sustainability and an impact assessment. These and other documents are available at www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/marine-policy/index.htm. The introduction sets out the purpose, scope and structure of the MPS. Chapter 1 describes the role of the MPS within the wider marine planning system and its interaction with existing planning regimes. Chapter 2 outlines the vision for the UK marine area and the strategic environmental, social and economic considerations that need to be taken into account. Chapter 3 details the policy objectives for the key activities that take place in the marine environment.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee,Louise Ellman
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215556577

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Transport and the economy by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee,Louise Ellman Pdf

In this report the Transport Committee calls on the Government to publish a White Paper on its transport strategy, explaining in particular how spending on transport will deliver economic growth and development. Such a strategy must set objectives for all transport spending and explain the criteria Ministers will use to decide between different claims on limited financial resources. The report welcomes the commitment to undertake transport investment that will deliver sustainable growth and enterprise, including 'green' industries, balanced across all sectors and in a manner that will reduce regional disparities. Ministers must however ensure that this vision for transport investment is backed up by a pro-active and fully integrated economic development strategy. This is so far absent. The current Government has swept away the regional tier of planning and many institutions that played a key role in the development of strategic priorities for transport spending in support of economic development. This has created a vacuum that has left regions without the institutions and arrangements they need to plan and prioritise sub-national transport schemes and other significant transport infrastructure. The Coalition also needs a much stronger strategy for developing the UK's major ports and airports. The Government must also do more to correct regional disparities in transport investment. The Department for Transport's 'New Approach To Appraisal' process, which plays such a major role in deciding which transport schemes get Government funding, is highly controversial. Small schemes, including sustainable transport projects, may be cut disproportionately under new transport funding arrangements.

Author : Hilde Meersman,Eddy Van de Voorde,Thierry Vanelslander
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317688624

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Port Infrastructure Finance by Hilde Meersman,Eddy Van de Voorde,Thierry Vanelslander Pdf

This book provides an expert analysis of alternative investments routes and the investment strategies available to the major port players, and is a much-needed guide to expanding the investor base for private debt funding of projects from loan providers to bond investors. Port infrastructure investments are vitally important to all ports throughout the world; without these investments, the competitive position of ports and of the dependent logistics sector will deteriorate. National/regional governments and the local port authorities are no longer a guaranteed source of sufficient financial input to meet the continuous port infrastructure investment needs of major ports. It is, therefore, increasingly crucial for ports to broaden their strategies and secure alternative streams of investment. This book provides expert insight into areas of port infrastructure finance across the main regions of Europe, Asia, Africa and the USA. Topics include how to estimate future demand by way of forecasting; Public-Private Partnerships; corporatisation; the pricing mechanisms for syndicated loans; European port privatisation; finance strategies for ports in Asia, the USA and Africa; and a discussion of the investment strategies available to the major port players. Port Infrastructure Finance is an invaluable book for all parties involved in the port and maritime business, as well as investment companies, banks and other financial institutions involved in infrastructure investment.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Energy and Climate Change Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215545230

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The proposals for national policy statements on energy by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Energy and Climate Change Committee Pdf

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

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UIUC:30112119204151

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Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Department for Transport
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0108560074

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Department for Transport: Draft National Policy Statement for National Networks - December 2013 by Great Britain: Department for Transport Pdf

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: Department for Communities and Local Government
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0101871627

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Department for Communities and Local Government Memorandum - Post Legislative Scrutiny Planning Act 2008 - Cm. 8716 by Great Britain: Department for Communities and Local Government Pdf

The Planning Act 2008 created a new system of development consent for certain types of nationally significant infrastructure, including major energy infrastructure, railways, ports, roads, airports, water and waste projects which were deemed to be of national significance. The regime is still fairly new, with only 12 applications having gone all of the way through the system to completion. However it is clear that the new regime is working as intended and is leading to quicker planning decisions. For example the approval of Hinkley Point C was approved within the one year statutory timeframe. A large part of the reason why that decision was taken more quickly is because the Energy National Policy Statements make it clear that the construction of new low carbon electricity generation infrastructure is of crucial national importance. The regime has not stood still since it was introduced. It has been amended by the Localism Act and the Growth and Infrastructure Act. The changes made by the Localism Act - the removal of the Infrastructure Planning Commission and the restoration of Ministers as the final decision makers - are seen as restoring democratic accountability to the regime. It is too early too judge the effectiveness of the changes introduced in the Growth and Infrastructure Act.