Ninth Report - Revised (Draft) National Policy Statement for Energy

Select Committee
Business and Trade Committee HC 1151 25 February 2022
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 20 items (14 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 12 of 20 classified)
Accepted 5
Accepted in Part 1
Acknowledged 2
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 1
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Recommendations

2 results
9 Deferred
We recommend that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy work with the Department...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy work with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to consider the potential merits of implementing a single National Policy Statement across sectors with sub-sector statements linked to … Read more
Government Response Summary
While agreeing on the importance of onshore wind, the government confirmed local councils will remain responsible for onshore wind applications and committed to consult on proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework.
Department for Business and Trade
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11 Deferred
Para 57
We recognise the importance of onshore wind as a significant source of clean energy and...
Recommendation
We recognise the importance of onshore wind as a significant source of clean energy and as a key part of the energy mix required to achieve net zero. The current NPS was reviewed in order to bring the planning framework … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government accepts the Committee’s recommendation and has included a new paragraph 1.1.4 in draft EN-4 setting out that applications can be made in line with current policies to enable the development of relevant natural gas supply infrastructure and oil and gas pipelines to help maintain natural gas resilience.
Department for Business and Trade
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