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)

Publication Year

2009

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Withdrawn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

Superseded by Planning for new infrastructure - habitats regulations assessment of the draft national policy statements (covers EN-1 to EN-5. EN-6 is covered by a separate assessment) (DECC, 2010), which is part of the new consultation ending 24 January 2011. Consultation closed on 22 February 2010. Must be read with Draft overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1); Draft national policy statement for fossil fuel electricity generating infrastructure (EN-2), Draft national policy statement for renewable energy infrastructure (EN-3), Draft national policy statement for gas supply infrastructure and gas and oil pipelines (EN-4); Draft national policy statement for electricity networks infrastructure (EN-5); and Planning for new energy infrastructure - appraisal of sustainability for the draft overarching national policy statement for energy (EN-1) (all DECC, 2009). 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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