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These initiatives were driven by Lord Fuller, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Lord Fuller has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Lord Fuller has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
The application details for live planning cases are available from the Planning Inspectorate’s website. There are currently two live Nationally Significant Infrastructure solar cases:
West Burton: 886 hectares on the Lincolnshire/Nottinghamshire border.
Heckington Fen: 524 hectares, in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire.
An Environmental Statement forms part of an application for development consent and includes a description of the likely significant effects of the proposed development on the environment, including on land use and any impacts resulting from the cumulation of effects with other projects.
These impacts are considered during the planning enquiry and weighed up in the planning balance when the Secretary of State makes his decision.
There are currently 9 review cases under consideration. The oldest case was received on 11th April 2024 and the most recent came in on 24th November 2024.
The designation review process itself is non-statutory, which means there is no statutory obligation to respond to cases within a specific timeframe, however we undertake to complete them as swiftly as possible once all new evidence and advice from Historic England, if required, is received.
All designation review requests received by the Department will be carefully considered and the decisions confirmed in due course.
No such formal assessment has been made. However, the UK ports sector is market-oriented and competitive both internally and externally, with ample capacity available at national level for bulk cargoes.