breaking down planning barriers in the uk gemma grimes, bwea
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Breaking Down Planning Barriers in the UK Gemma Grimes, BWEA. 2. Overview. Background Planning Act: IPC NPS SIs Round-up: Outstanding Issues Other Planning Matters. 3. Background to New System. Lengthy Inconsistent Complex Challengeable. 13%. Targets for 2020. 4. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Breaking Down Planning Barriers in the UKGemma Grimes, BWEA
Overview2
Background
Planning Act:•IPC•NPS•SIs
Round-up:•Outstanding Issues•Other Planning Matters
•Lengthy
•Inconsistent
•Complex
•Challengeable
Background to New System3
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Malta
Belgium
United Kingdom
Spain
France
Slovenia
Denmark
Latvia
Sw eden
Share of renew ables in 2005 Share required by 2020
13%
Targets for 2020
Planning Act 2008 - Aims + Functions
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Infrastructure planning should be:
•Faster
•More Consistent
•Less Complex
•Less Easily Challenged
New System Structure:
•Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC)
•National Policy Statements (NPSs)
•Detailed procedures + processes - statutory instruments (SIs)
Places greater onus – through
a new duty – on promoters
to ensure that properly
prepared and consulted on
Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
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MMO1MW - 100MW
IPC>100MWIPC
>50MW
TCPA<50MW
Onshore Offshore
Infrastructure Planning Commission6
Intervention by SoS
Single Commissioner Procedure
Panel Procedure
•Determining authority for NSIPs
•Established late 2009 – advisory role
•Fully operational late 2010
•Decision-making structure:
Infrastructure Planning Commission7
IPC Decision
Pre-application phase
Decision-making process:
Written reps
Hearings
Examinationof apps
•Statement of Government Policy (SoS)
•Form Policy Framework for IPC decisions
•12 NPSs are planned – 6 energy related
National Policy Statements8
Overarching Energy NPS
Renewables Fossil Fuels Networks Gas + Oil
…so where is the 6th?
NPS Process
2 NPS drafting
1a AoS/SEAPre-scoping
Draft for Consultation
3 Consultation
4 Parliamentary Scrutiny
5 Consideration
ScopingReport Environmental Report
6 Lead-in time Publish Gov’t response & Designate
NPS.
End of 6 week JR window
IPC takes first applicationsIncluding select
committee process and any debates.
1b AoS /SEA Post-Scoping We are
here
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Consultation process - SIs
Statutory instruments include…
IPC• Detailed structure + operation of IPC• Guidance to IPC• Guidance from IPC to applicants• List of Statutory Consultees for applications
NPSs• List of Statutory Consultees for NPSs
DCOs
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11SIs - Indicative Timeline
Development & DraftingDevelopment & Drafting ConsultationConsultationConsultation
Development & DraftingDevelopment & DraftingApplications
Revision/RedraftRevision/Redraft
ConsultationConsultation Revision/RedraftRevision/Redraft
Development & DraftingDevelopment & DraftingEnvironmentDirective
ConsultationConsultation Revision/RedraftRevision/Redraft
Development & DraftingDevelopment & DraftingExaminations Revision/RedraftRevision/Redraft
Development & DraftingDevelopment & DraftingDecision framework
Revision/RedraftRevision/Redraft
Development & DraftingDevelopment & DraftingFees Revision/RedraftRevision/Redraft
ConsultationConsultation
ConsultationConsultation
ConsultationConsultation
Autumn ‘10Autumn ‘09 Spring ‘10Spring ‘09
Outstanding Issues - What is yet to be clarified?
• Confusion as to which piece of legislation takes primacy – NPS or PPS?
• Onshore projects <50MW – clustering?• How fast will it be?• Unknown relationship between WAG + IPC
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Other Planning Matters
Marine Bill: • MMO timetable for implementation unknown• MMO will take on FEPA + CPA, as well as MCZs• Weight of MPS
Killian Pretty Review:• National Policy on Development Management • Local Financial incentives
Aviation:• BWEA + Industry working on a medium term commitment for
developing solutions • £10m programme
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TLAs
• IPC: Infrastructure Planning Commission • NPSs: National Policy Statements• DCO: Development Consent Order• NSIPs: Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects• MPSs: Marine Policy Statements• MMO: Marine Management Organisation• MCZs: Marine Conservation Zones
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Thank you Please contact me if you have any questions
• Gemma Grimes
• Planning Advisor, BWEA
• +44 (0)207 689 1936
• [email protected], or [email protected]
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