Government response to the consultation on the draft national policy statements for energy infrastructure

Publication Year

2010

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Sets out the key themes which arose from the consultation on planning applications for major energy infrastructure and the Government’s response to those themes.

Document History

To be read with Draft overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1); Draft national policy statement for fossil fuel electricity generating infrastructure (EN-2), Draft national policy statement for renewable energy infrastructure (EN-3), Draft national policy statement for gas supply infrastructure and gas and oil pipelines (EN-4); Draft national policy statement for electricity networks infrastructure (EN-5); and Planning for new energy infrastructure - appraisal of sustainability for the draft overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1); Planning for new energy infrastructure - habitats regulation assessment of the draft national policy statements (covers EN-1 to EN-5. EN-6 is covered by a separate assessment) (all DECC, 2009). Also to be read with Planning for new infrastructure - consultation on revised draft national policy statements for energy infrastructure (DECC, 2010).

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