Source · Select Committees · Transport Committee
Ninth Report - Draft revised National Policy Statement for National Networks
Transport Committee
HC 903
Published 20 October 2023
Recommendations
11
Deferred
Para 58
Address whether vital road freight facilities should be delivered as nationally significant infrastructure projects.
Recommendation
In its response to its call for evidence on freight, logistics and the planning system, the Department for Transport should address whether some types associated development which are vital to the road freight supply chain, such as driver rest facilities …
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Government Response Summary
The government states it has committed to a future review of National Policy Statements (NPSs), particularly considering modular NPSs, which 'may shape the future of transport NPSs', thus deferring a specific response to the committee's question about associated freight infrastructure.
Department for Transport
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16
Deferred
Restructure transport National Policy Statements into an overarching framework with specific NPSs underneath.
Recommendation
The Government should consider the merits of restructuring future iterations of the National Policy Statements for transport so that there is an over-arching Transport NPS, with Road, Rail, Strategic Rail Freight Interchanges, Ports, and Airport NPSs sitting underneath it, and …
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Government Response Summary
The government has committed to undertaking a further review of NPSs and in particular whether there is a role for modular NPSs, which may shape the future of transport NPSs; the government's immediate focus remains on completing current NPS reviews already underway.
Department for Transport
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