Open consultation

Planning for new energy infrastructure: 2025 revisions to National Policy Statements

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published
24 April 2025
Last updated
19 May 2025 鈥� See all updates

Summary

We鈥檙e seeking views on the revised energy National Policy Statements that support decisions on major energy infrastructure.

This consultation closes at

Consultation description

The energy National Policy Statements (NPS) set out the government鈥檚 policy for the delivery of energy infrastructure and provide the legal framework for planning decisions. They were last updated and published in 2024.

We have made draft updates to:

  • EN-1: Overarching National Policy Statement for energy
  • EN-3: National Policy Statement for renewable energy infrastructure
  • EN-5: National Policy Statement for electricity networks infrastructure

Through these updates, we have strengthened the process for delivering major new infrastructure in England and Wales, reinforcing the government鈥檚 ambition to deliver Clean Power by 2030 and net zero.

We have published the consultation document and Appraisal of Sustainability non-technical summary in Welsh language.

We are happy to receive responses related to these documents via email to [email protected] until 23 June 2025.

Documents

PDF, 267 KB, 19 pages

Planning for new energy infrastructure: revised draft National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure (accessible webpage)

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PDF, 378 KB, 19 pages

PDF, 1.35 MB, 204 pages

Draft: Overarching National Policy Statement for energy (EN-1) (accessible webpage)

HTML

PDF, 939 KB, 142 pages

Draft: National Policy Statement for renewable energy infrastructure (EN-3) (accessible webpage)

HTML

PDF, 500 KB, 48 pages

Draft: National Policy Statement for electricity networks infrastructure (EN-5) (accessible webpage)

HTML

PDF, 427 KB, 52 pages

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Ways to respond

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[email protected]

Write to:

Energy Infrastructure Planning Policy
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
3-8 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2AW

Updates to this page

Published 24 April 2025
Last updated 19 May 2025 show all updates

  1. We have published the consultation document and Appraisal of Sustainability non-technical summary in Welsh language. We are happy to receive related responses via email to [email protected] until 23 June 2025.

  2. First published.

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