National Policy Statement EN-2 (Consultation) Revised draft national policy statement for fossil fuel electricity generating infrastructure (EN-2)
Publication Year
2010
Document Status
Withdrawn
Abstract
Provides the primary basis for decisions by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) on applications it receives for nationally significant fossil fuel electricity generating stations defined as coal-fired, gas-fired, integrated coal gasification combined cycle or oil-fired at over 50MW electricity generating capacity.
Document History
Superseded by final document: National policy statement for fossil fuel electricity generating infrastructure (EN-2) (DECC, 2011). Consultation closed on 24 January 2011. Supersedes previous consultation which ended on 22 February 2010. Must be read with Revised draft overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1). Also to be read with Government response to the consultation on the draft national policy statements for energy infrastructure; Planning for new infrastructure - consultation on revised draft national policy statements for energy infrastructure; Appraisal of sustainability for the revised draft national policy statement for fossil fuel electricity generating infrastructure (EN-2); 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); Appraisals of sustainability of the revised draft national policy statements - draft monitoring strategy; and Impact assessment of energy national policy statements (all DECC, 2010). Second of a suite of draft NPSs on energy released by the DECC. The others (along with EN-1) are: Revised draft national policy statement for renewable energy infrastructure (EN-3); Revised draft national policy statement for gas supply infrastructure and gas and oil pipelines (EN-4); Revised draft national policy statement for electricity networks infrastructure (EN-5); Revised draft national policy statement for nuclear power generation (EN-6) - volume I of II; and Revised draft national policy statement for nuclear power generation (EN-6) - volume II of II: annexes (all DECC, 2010).
ISBN
9780108509353
Publisher Information
Department of Energy and Climate Change
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