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
Regulation 5 — Application Documents
Draft Development Consent Order — complete with all schedules
Reg 5(2)(a)
Environmental Statement with Non-Technical Summary
Reg 5(2)(c)
Statement of Reasons — incomplete land ownership section
Reg 5(2)(d)
Funding Statement — not present in application package
Reg 5(2)(j)
Pre-application consultation report (s.37 PA 2008)
Reg 5(2)(q)
PA
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
UK
Data residency guaranteed — Azure UK South, ICO registered
How it works
Check compliance before PINS does
1

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.

2

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.

3

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
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.

A demo takes 30 minutes. We'll run a compliance check against an application package from your sector — so you see what's missing before PINS does.

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