National Policy Statement EN-4 (Consultation) Draft national policy statement for gas supply infrastructure and gas and oil pipelines (EN-4)

Publication Year

2009

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Provides the primary basis for decisions by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) on applications it receives for gas supply infrastructure and gas and oil pipelines defined as underground gas storage and LNG facilities which meet a set storage or working capacity test and a set maximum flow rate test; gas reception facilities with a projected maximum flow rate of at least 4.5 million standard cubic metres of gas per day; gas transporter pipelines which are (a) expected to be more than 800mm in diameter and more than 40km in length or (b) likely to have a significant effect on the environment; and/or pipelines over 16.093km (10 miles) long.

Document History

Superseded by 2nd consultation ending 24 January 2011. Consultation closed on 22 February 2010. Must be read with Draft overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1); 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); and Impact assessment of energy national policy statements (all DECC, 2009). Fourth of a suite of draft NPSs on energy released by the DECC. The others (along with EN-1) are: 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 electricity networks infrastructure (EN-5) and Draft national policy statement for nuclear power generation (EN-6) (all DECC, 2009). Also published is the Draft national policy statement for ports (DFT, 2009); Government response to the consultation on the draft national policy statements for energy infrastructure; and Planning for new infrastructure - consultation on revised draft national policy statements for energy infrastructure (both DECC, 2010).

ISBN

9780108508523

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