nationally significant infrastructure project

A19 junction scheme granted development consent

20.07.2020

Laura Edgar

grant shapps | Infrastructure - Transport | nationally significant infrastructure project | North East | NSIP | Planning Inspectorate

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has sanctioned a development consent order (DCO) for a scheme to increase the capacity between the A19 and A1290 in Sunderland/South Tyneside.
Local authorities to decide energy storage applications

15.07.2020

Laura Edgar

battery storage | Cymru | England | Infrastructure - Energy | Kwasi Kwarteng | nationally significant infrastructure project | renewable energy | UK

The UK Government has announced that planning legislation will be relaxed to ‘make it easier’ to construct large batteries capable of storing renewable energy from solar and wind farms.
UK’s largest solar park granted consent despite major opposition

29.05.2020

Huw Morris

alok sharma | Environmental | Infrastructure - Energy | Infrastructure - Green | nationally significant infrastructure project | Policy & Politics | solar energy | South East

Controversial plans for the UK’s biggest solar park have been approved after the government rejected protests about its effect on the Kent countryside.
Transport secretary approves Midlands freight terminal

11.05.2020

Laura Edgar

grant shapps | Infrastructure - Transport | nationally significant infrastructure project | Planning Inspectorate | rail freight | West Midlands

Four Ashes Limited’s application for a development consent order (DCO) to deliver an intermodal freight terminal in the West Midlands has been granted.
Sizewell C DCO application delayed

03.04.2020

Laura Edgar

dco | Development Consent Order | East of England | EDF | Infrastructure - Energy | nationally significant infrastructure project | NSIP | Sizewell C

EDF has announced that it will submit its application for a development consent order (DCO) for a nuclear power station ‘slightly later than planned’ because of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
Inspectors will evaluate Esso’s South East pipeline project

13.06.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Infrastructure - Energy | nationally significant infrastructure project | NSIP | Planning Inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate is to examine Esso Petroleum Company’s development consent order (DCO) application for a 97-kilometre replacement pipeline project.
Business secretary approves Teesside power station

08.04.2019

Huw Morris

Infrastructure - Energy | nationally significant infrastructure project | North East | Teesside power station

Business secretary Greg Clark has granted a development consent order for a major power plant on Teesside.
Two energy NSIP projects submitted

31.05.2018

Laura Edgar

Cymru | dco | Development Consent Order | England | Infrastructure - Energy | nationally significant infrastructure project | NSIP | Yorkshire

The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has received an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for a gas generation and battery storage project in Yorkshire, and a second application for the Abergelli Power Project.
Report: Too much detail in NSIP preparation a ‘significant concern’

07.06.2017

Laura Edgar

Infrastructure - Energy | Infrastructure - Transport | national infrastructure planning association | nationally significant infrastructure project | nipa | NSIPs | UCL | UK

Too much detail during the preparation, examination and specification stages of a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) was a ‘significant concern’.
Leaked government letter suggests bringing fracking under NSIP regime

02.02.2016

Laura Edgar

amber rudd | Elizabeth Truss | Fracking | Greg Clark | Infrastructure | nationally significant infrastructure project | NSIP | UK

Ministers have reportedly discussed bringing fracking applications under the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) regime, according to a government letter leaked to anti-fracking campaigners.