Source · Select Committees · Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Recommendation 15
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The Government must, this year, alter the National Planning Policy Framework to allow for community...
Recommendation
The Government must, this year, alter the National Planning Policy Framework to allow for community benefits from community energy to be material considerations in planning application processes. The current NPPF’s definition of community-led development would be a good starting point for determining how community energy could be prioritised within the Framework. We recommend that community energy policy uses this until a better, more comprehensive definition is put forward by the Government. (Recommendation, Paragraph 65) 47