Source · Select Committees · Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Recommendation 5
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National Policy Statements inadequately reflect strategic plans and have an unclear relationship with NSIPs.
Conclusion
We welcome the new strategic framework for energy infrastructure planning which the Government proposes to endorse in the National Policy Statements. However, even with these changes, the National Policy Statements do not sufficiently reflect the highly important role that strategic plans are intended to have in guiding future energy infrastructure development to achieve the Government’s 2030 and 2050 targets. The relationship between the plans and the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects regime is far from clear. (Conclusion, Paragraph 23)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 November 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗