Planning for new energy infrastructure - habitats regulations assessment of the draft national policy statements (covers EN-1 to EN-5. EN-6 is covered by a separate assessment)

Publication Year

2010

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Sets out the findings of the Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) of five draft Energy National Policy Statements (NPS) (EN-1 to EN-5). The NPS for nuclear power (EN-6) is subject to a separate HRA.

Document History

Consultation closed on 24 January 2011. Supersedes 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) (DECC, 2009), which was part of the previous consultation ending 22 February 2010. Must be read with Revised draft overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1); 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; and Planning for new infrastructure - consultation on revised draft national policy statements for energy infrastructure (both DECC, 2010).

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