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Breaking Down Planning Barriers in the UK Gemma Grimes, BWEA

Breaking Down Planning Barriers in the UK Gemma Grimes, BWEA. 2. Overview. Background Planning Act: IPC NPS SIs Round-up: Outstanding Issues Other Planning Matters. 3. Background to New System. Lengthy Inconsistent Complex Challengeable. 13%. Targets for 2020. 4.

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Breaking Down Planning Barriers in the UK Gemma Grimes, BWEA

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  1. Breaking Down Planning Barriers in the UKGemma Grimes, BWEA

  2. 2 Overview • Background • Planning Act: • IPC • NPS • SIs • Round-up: • Outstanding Issues • Other Planning Matters

  3. 3 Background to New System • Lengthy • Inconsistent • Complex • Challengeable 13% Targets for 2020

  4. 4 Planning Act 2008 - Aims + Functions • Infrastructure planning should be: • Faster • More Consistent • Less Complex • Less Easily Challenged • New System Structure: • Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) • National Policy Statements (NPSs) • Detailed procedures + processes - statutory instruments (SIs) Places greater onus – through a new duty – on promoters to ensure that properly prepared and consulted on

  5. 5 Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects IPC >100MW IPC >50MW MMO 1MW - 100MW TCPA <50MW Onshore Offshore

  6. 6 Infrastructure Planning Commission • Determining authority for NSIPs • Established late 2009 – advisory role • Fully operational late 2010 • Decision-making structure: • Panel Procedure Single Commissioner Procedure • Intervention by SoS

  7. 7 Infrastructure Planning Commission Decision-making process: • Pre-application phase Written reps Examination of apps Hearings • IPC Decision

  8. 8 National Policy Statements • Statement of Government Policy (SoS) • Form Policy Framework for IPC decisions • 12 NPSs are planned – 6 energy related Overarching Energy NPS Renewables Fossil Fuels Networks Gas + Oil …so where is the 6th?

  9. NPS Process 9 Scoping Report Environmental Report We are here 1a AoS/SEA Pre-scoping 1b AoS /SEA Post-Scoping 2 NPS drafting 3 Consultation Draft for Consultation End of 6 week JR window 4 Parliamentary Scrutiny 5 Consideration IPC takes first applications Including select committee process and any debates. 6 Lead-in time Publish Gov’t response & Designate NPS.

  10. Statutory instruments include… IPC Detailed structure + operation of IPC Guidance to IPC Guidance from IPC to applicants List of Statutory Consultees for applications NPSs List of Statutory Consultees for NPSs DCOs 10 Consultation process - SIs

  11. 11 SIs - Indicative Timeline Autumn ‘09 Spring ‘09 Autumn ‘10 Spring ‘10 Consultation Development & Drafting Consultation Revision/Redraft Applications Development & Drafting Consultation Revision/Redraft Environment Directive Development & Drafting Consultation Revision/Redraft Examinations Development & Drafting Consultation Revision/Redraft Decision framework Development & Drafting Consultation Revision/Redraft Fees Development & Drafting Consultation Revision/Redraft

  12. Confusion as to which piece of legislation takes primacy – NPS or PPS? Onshore projects <50MW – clustering? How fast will it be? Unknown relationship between WAG + IPC 12 Outstanding Issues-What is yet to be clarified?

  13. Marine Bill: MMO timetable for implementation unknown MMO will take on FEPA + CPA, as well as MCZs Weight of MPS Killian Pretty Review: National Policy on Development Management Local Financial incentives Aviation: BWEA + Industry working on a medium term commitment for developing solutions £10m programme 13 Other Planning Matters

  14. IPC: Infrastructure Planning Commission NPSs: National Policy Statements DCO: Development Consent Order NSIPs: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects MPSs: Marine Policy Statements MMO: Marine Management Organisation MCZs: Marine Conservation Zones 14 TLAs

  15. Gemma Grimes Planning Advisor, BWEA +44 (0)207 689 1936 gemma@bwea.com, or g.grimes@bwea.com 15 Thank youPlease contact me if you have any questions

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