NEW consultation: Coalition consultation on the revised draft National Policy Statements on Energy
A recent letter to respondents to the initial NPD draft announced the launch of the Coalition’s revised draft NPS on Energy.
Some highlights from the letter are:
“The Government has decided to run a further consultation as a result of the changes made to the draft Energy NPSs and Appraisals of Sustainability (AoSs) following the responses received to the previous consultation and Parliamentary scrutiny. More information about this consultation can be found at www.energynpsconsultation.decc.gov.uk. ...
Many respondents to the previous consultation were interested in the sites that were nominated to be included in the Nuclear NPS as potentially suitable for new nuclear power stations. The revised draft Nuclear NPS contains a list of eight sites that the Government views as potentially suitable for the deployment of new nuclear power stations by 2025.”
NOTE: the number of potential sites has been reduced to 8 from 10 and Oldbury is still on the list!
Consultation events
DECC will be running three consultation events to provide people with more information about the consultation and provide an opportunity to feedback their comments. There are being held on the dates listed below and you can register to attend through the consultation website
www.energynpsconsultation.decc.gov.uk.
The Bristol event will be on 29th November from 2.00 to 4.30pm. Register now by clicking here ...