Planning for new infrastructure - consultation on revised draft national policy statements for energy infrastructure

Publication Year

2010

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Seeks views on whether the revised draft energy National Policy Statements provide a suitable framework for decision-making on applications for development consent for nationally significant energy infrastructure. Aims to highlight the main changes to the draft energy National Policy Statements and Appraisal of Sustainability.

Document History

Consultation closed on 24 January 2011. 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 Government response to the consultation on the draft national policy statements for energy infrastructure (DECC, 2010).

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