National Policy Statement EN-3 (Consultation) Revised draft national policy statement for renewable energy infrastructure (EN-3)

Publication Year

2010

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Provides the primary basis for decisions by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) on applications it receives for the renewable energy infrastructure defined as energy from biomass and/or waste (>50MW), offshore wind (>100MW) or onshore wind (>50MW).

Document History

Superseded by final document: National policy statement for renewable energy infrastructure (EN-3) (DECC, 2011).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 renewable energy infrastructure (EN-3); 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). Third 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 fossil fuel electricity generating infrastructure (EN-2); 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

9780108509360

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