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Recommendation 6
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Acknowledged
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The purpose of reviewing the current NPS was to update it to bring it in...
Recommendation
The purpose of reviewing the current NPS was to update it to bring it in line with the Government’s Energy White Paper. However, since then, the Government has published a number of key policy documents which are relevant for the effective delivery of nationally significant infrastructure to deliver net zero. We recommend that before the final version of the revised NPS for Energy is laid before Parliament it is further updated to bring it in line with current policy, especially, for example, on 22 Revised (Draft) National Policy Statement for Energy the Government’s plans for hydrogen and Carbon Capture and Storage. It would be a missed opportunity if the revised (draft) NPS was not fully up to date and in line with current Government policy on energy.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states it is for the Secretary of State to consider reviews under section 6 of the Planning Act 2008, and that DESNZ will make a public announcement on whether a review is required at least every 5 years, in accordance with DLUHC non-statutory guidance.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government · verbatim extract
Acknowledged
We have updated the draft EN-1 to reflect the BESS, Net Zero Strategy, Hydrogen Strategy, and government’s ambitions for Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS). CCUS and Hydrogen are nascent technologies in the early stages of development and for this reason we do not want the NSIP regime to inadvertently stifle growth and development. We have been clear that as the evidence base evolves, further guidance will be provided to allow timely implementation of policy relating to low carbon hydrogen, CCUS and other infrastructure necessary for the transition to net zero.
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