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National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure

The energy National Policy Statements set out the government鈥檚 policy for delivery of major energy infrastructure.

From:
Department of Energy & Climate Change and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published
23 June 2011
Last updated
23 January 2024 鈥� See all updates
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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These 2011 National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure have been superseded by the 2023 revised versions which came into force on 17 January 2024.

罢丑别听2011 version of the National Policy Statement for Nuclear Power Generation (EN-6)聽had effect for listed nuclear projects capable of being deployed by the end of 2025. We are in the process of preparing a new National Policy Statement.

Documents

Ref: ISBN 9780108510779, 11D/711

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The National Policy Statements (NPSs) set out the government鈥檚 policy for delivery of major energy infrastructure.

The guidance has effect, in combination with the relevant technology-specific NPS, on the decisions by the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) on applications for energy developments that fall within the scope of the NPSs.

Updates to this page

Published 23 June 2011
Last updated 23 January 2024 show all updates

  1. The November 2023 versions of National Policy Statements EN-1 to EN-5 have come into force.

  2. Link added to 2023 revised versions of the National Policy Statements, which will come into force once designated in early 2024.

  3. First published.

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