#2026/513UK Amends Infrastructure Planning Fee Rules for Host Local Authorities
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The regulations allow host local authorities to charge fees for relevant services connected with nationally significant infrastructure planning. This means councils in areas where project land is located can recover costs when they provide services under the infrastructure planning regime. The change mainly affects developers of major infrastructure projects and local authorities involved in those applications. Project promoters should expect host councils to be included among public bodies that may charge fees from 8 June 2026.
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Key Changes
- Adds definitions of “the land” and “local authority” to the 2010 Infrastructure Planning Fees Regulations
- Adds host local authorities to the list of public authorities allowed to charge fees for relevant services
- Applies from 8 June 2026 across England and Wales, with limited application to certain cross-border oil and gas pipelines involving Scotland
Obligations
What this law requires
From 8 June 2026, promoters/applicants for nationally significant infrastructure projects must account for and pay any lawful fees charged by a host local authority for relevant services provided under the Infrastructure Planning (Fees) Regulations 2010, where the project land is situated in that authority’s area.