Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 463
Infrastructure Planning
The London Luton Airport Expansion Development Consent Order 2025
Made
3rd April 2025
Coming into force
24th April 2025
An application has been made to the Secretary of State under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008(1) (“the 2008 Act”) in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009(2) for an order granting development consent.
The application was examined by a Panel of five members (“the Panel”) (appointed by the Secretary of State) in accordance with Chapter 4 of Part 6 of the 2008 Act and the Infrastructure Planning (Examination Procedure) Rules 2010(3).
The Panel, having examined the application with the documents that accompanied the application, and the representations made and not withdrawn, has submitted, in accordance with section 74(2) of the 2008 Act, submitted a report and recommendation to the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State, having considered the representations made and not withdrawn, and the report of the Panel, has decided to make an Order granting development consent for the development described in the application with modifications which in the opinion of the Secretary of State do not make any substantial changes to the proposals comprised in the application.
The Secretary of State is satisfied that replacement land (as that term is defined in section 131(12) of the 2008 Act) has been or will be given in exchange for the special category land, and that the replacement land has been or will be vested in the person or persons in whom the special category land is vested and subject to the same rights, trusts and incidents as attach to the special category land, and that, accordingly, section 131(4) of the 2008 Act applies.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 114(4), 115(5), 117(6), 120(7), 122(8), 123(9), 127(10) 131(11), 135, 138(12), 147(13), 154 and 229 of, and paragraphs 1 to 4, 10 to 14 17, 22, 26, 33, 36 and 37 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to, the 2008 Act, makes the following Order—
2008 c. 29. Parts 1 to 7 were amended by Chapter 6 of Part 6 of the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).
S.I. 2009/2264, amended by S.I. 2010/439, S.I. 2010/602, S.I. 2012/635, S.I. 2012/2654, S.I. 2012/2732, S.I. 2013/755, S.I. 2014/469, S.I. 2014/2381, S.I. 2015/377, S.I.2015/1682, S.I. 2017/524, S.I. 2017/572, S.I. 2019/734, S.I. 2020/764, S.I. 2020/1534, S.I. 2021/978, S.I. 2022/634, S.I. 2023/1071 and S.I. 2024/332.
S.I. 2010/103, amended by S.I. 2012/635.
Section 114 was amended by paragraph 55 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 (c. 20).
Section 115 was amended by paragraph 56 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 and Part 20 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011, section 160 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (c. 22). There are other amendments to this section which are not relevant to this Order
Section 117 was amended by paragraph 58 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 and Part 20 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011.
Section 120 was amended by section 140 of, and paragraph 60 of Part 1 of Schedule 13, to the Localism Act 2011.
Section 122 was amended by paragraph 62 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011.
Section 123 was amended by paragraph 62 of Part 1 of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011.
Section 127 was amended by paragraph 64(2) of Schedule 13 to the Localism Act 2011 and section 23(2) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 (c. 27).
Section 131 was amended by section 24(2) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
Section 138 was amended by section 23(4) of the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
Section 147 was amended by paragraph 68 of Schedule 13 and Part 20 of Schedule 25 to the Localism Act 2011.