DCO Compliance

Your DCO application package. Assessed before submission.

Assessment of your application package against Planning Act 2008 and APFP Regulations requirements — every mandatory document checked, every gap identified before you submit.

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DCO Application Compliance Check

PA 2008 & APFP

Reg 5(2)(a)

Draft Development Consent Order with all required schedules

94%

Reg 5(2)(c)

Environmental Statement with Non-Technical Summary

88%

Reg 5(2)(d)

Statement of Reasons — land ownership evidence

61%

Reg 5(2)(j)

Funding Statement — financial commitments

28%

Reg 5(2)(q)

Pre-application consultation report (s.37 PA 2008)

82%

Planning Act 2008 & APFP Regulations 2009 — all mandatory requirements mapped

Reg 5

And beyond — assessment covers the full application document checklist

Pre-

Submission assessment — identify gaps before PINS acceptance check

Data residency guaranteed — Azure UK South, ICO registered

How it works

Check compliance before PINS does

Upload your application package

Upload your DCO application documents — draft DCO, Environmental Statement, Planning Statement, Statement of Reasons, and all associated documents. Full package or work-in-progress.

AI checks against all requirements

Every document assessed against Planning Act 2008 and APFP Regulations requirements. Missing documents identified. Incomplete sections flagged. Every finding cited to the specific regulatory requirement.

Remediate before submission

Prioritised action list showing exactly what needs to be added, completed, or corrected. Board-ready report for your project steering group — before the PINS acceptance check.

Regulatory framework

The complete DCO compliance landscape

All requirements assessed from authoritative sources — not summaries, not interpretations, but the actual statutory obligations your application must satisfy.

Primary legislation

Planning Act 2008

Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime. Sections on pre-application, examination, and decision-making obligations.

Secondary legislation

APFP Regulations 2009

Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations. Regulation 5 document checklist and associated requirements.

Pre-application

Section 37 Consultation

Statutory pre-application consultation requirements. Evidence of adequate consultation with prescribed persons and the local community.

Environmental

EIA Regulations

Environmental Impact Assessment requirements under the Infrastructure Planning (EIA) Regulations 2017 — Environmental Statement completeness and NTS.

Evidence discovery

Every finding traced to the regulation it satisfies

DCO Compliance doesn't just tell you what's missing — it tells you exactly which regulation requires it, what evidence was found across your documents, and what still needs to be addressed before submission.

Every finding cited to the specific regulation reference
Evidence discovered across the full application package
Specific recommendations for each incomplete or missing item
Chat with your documents to explore any requirement in depth

Regulatory Compliance

COMPLIANT

APFP Reg 5(2)(a) — Environmental Statement

Environmental Statement submitted as required under APFP Regulation 5(2)(a). Includes assessment of environmental effects and proposed mitigation measures as required by the EIA Regulations.

Regulatory Evidence

Application Document 6.1, Chapter 2

"This Environmental Statement has been prepared in accordance with the Infrastructure Planning (EIA) Regulations 2017..."

Application Document 6.3, Table 2.1

"Schedule of mitigation measures cross-referenced to ES chapter assessments..."

Traced to Planning Act 2008 s37(3)(a)

Why it's different

Built for teams who've been through
the PINS acceptance process

Regulatory citations, not opinions

Every finding references the specific Planning Act section or APFP Regulation it relates to. Your legal team and project directors can verify every claim against the source legislation.

Assess as you build

Don't wait until the package is complete to check compliance. Upload work-in-progress documents and track compliance posture throughout DCO preparation — not just in the final weeks.

Secure for sensitive planning data

Application documentation — land referencing, EIA data, commercially sensitive information — processed on Azure UK South only. Nothing leaves UK jurisdiction. ICO registered.

Catch the gaps before
PINS finds them.

See how your application package scores against Planning Act requirements. We'll run a live assessment — every missing document flagged, every incomplete section identified.

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