Planning Act 2008, Section 20 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 02 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The construction of a pipe-line by a gas transporter is within section 14(1)(f) only if (when constructed) each of the conditions in subsections (2) to (5) is expected to be met in relation to the pipe-line.
(2)The pipe-line must be wholly or partly in England.
(3)Either—
(a)the pipe-line must be more than 800 millimetres in diameter and more than 40 kilometres in length, or
(b)the construction of the pipe-line must be likely to have a significant effect on the environment.
(4)The pipe-line must have a design operating pressure of more than 7 bar gauge.
(5)The pipe-line must convey gas for supply (directly or indirectly) to at least 50,000 customers, or potential customers, of one or more gas suppliers.
(6)In the case of a pipe-line that (when constructed) will be only partly in England, the construction of the pipe-line is within section 14(1)(f) only to the extent that the pipe-line will (when constructed) be in England.
(7)“Gas supplier” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Gas Act 1986 (c. 44) (see section 7A(11) of that Act).
Commencement Information
I1S. 20 in force at 1.3.2010 by S.I. 2010/101, art. 4(a) (with art. 6)
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