Renewable Energy: Planning Permission
(asked on 3rd July 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking, if any, to encourage local planning authorities to expedite determination of planning applications for renewable energy projects seeking to connect to local Distribution Network Operators.
Answered by
Baroness Scott of Bybrook
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is clear that when determining planning applications for renewable energy projects, local planning authorities should approve the application if its impacts are (or can be made) acceptable. As part of our proposed changes to the planning system, and as committed to in the Net Zero Strategy, we intend to do a fuller review of national planning policy. Our NPPF also encourages pre-application engagement between all parties.