National Policy Statement EN-1 (Consultation) Revised draft overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1)

Publication Year

2010

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Sets out the Government’s policy for delivery of major energy infrastructure. Used with other NPSs i.e. fossil fuel electricity generation (EN-2); renewable electricity generation (both onshore and offshore) (EN-3); gas supply infrastructure and gas and oil pipelines (EN-4); the electricity transmission and distribution network (EN-5); and, nuclear electricity generation (EN-6), by the Infrastructure Planning Commission when it makes decisions on applications for development consent for nationally significant energy infrastructure.

Document History

Superseded by final document: Overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1) (DECC, 2011). Consultation closed on 24 January 2011. Supersedes previous consultation which ended on 22 February 2010. First of a suite of draft NPSs on energy released by the DECC. This must be read in conjunction with: Revised draft national policy statement for fossil fuel electricity generating infrastructure (EN-2); 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). 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 overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1) - main report; Annexes to appraisal of sustainability for the revised 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); Appraisals of sustainability of the revised draft national policy statements - draft monitoring strategy; and Impact assessment of energy national policy statements (all DECC, 2010).

ISBN

9780108509346

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