Consents and Planning Applications for National Energy Infrastructure Projects
Electricity development consents
Guidance on the consent process for onshore and offshore generating stations with a generating capacity above 50MW and 100MW in England and Wales.
Projects with a generating capacity of 50MW and less are considered under the provision of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
Planning Act 2008
The Planning Act (as amended by the Localism Act 2011) passed responsibility for dealing with development consent applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects to the Planning Inspectorate, which will examine applications and make recommendations to the Secretary of State at Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) for decisions on energy applications.
Developers of proposed nationally significant energy infrastructure projects should contact the Planning Inspectorate if considering submitting a development consent application. Details can be found on the national infrastructure planning portal.
The Planning Inspectorate has produced a guidance note for developers - PDF wishing to submit an application for a development consent for a nationally significant infrastructure project.
Developers should also have due regard to the Energy National Policy Statements - archived page.
