National Policy Statements for Energy
On 18th July 2011 the House of Commons debated and approved the six National Policy Statements for Energy (NPS). On 19th July 2011, Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change designated the NPSs under the Planning Act 2008.
The energy NPSs set out national policy against which proposals for major energy projects will be assessed and decided on by the Infrastructure Planning Commission. In future, if the changes to the Planning Act 2008 set out in the Localism Bill are enacted, they will also be the primary documents for the new Major Infrastructure Planning Unit (within the Planning Inspectorate) to use in its examination of applications for development consent, and for Ministers when making decisions.
Designation of the energy NPSs will ensure that we have a planning system that is rapid, predicable and accountable. Planning decisions will be taken within the clear policy framework set out in the NPSs, making these decisions as transparent as possible.
Relevant designated NPS's are:
EN-1 Overarching Energy NPS
EN-6 Nuclear Power Generation NPS Volume 1
EN-6 Nuclear Power Generation NPS Volume 2
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