Written questions

Infrastructure: Planning

Lords · Question HL6428 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 11 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Jamieson

To ask His Majesty's Government which individual infrastructure planning National Policy Statements will be updated by summer 2025, and which will be updated on a slower timetable.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 11 Apr 2025

The government intends to consult shortly on draft amended Energy National Policy Statements (NPSs) ENs-1, 3 and 5, and the NPS for Ports. These draft amended NPSs will also be laid in Parliament for consideration as prescribed by the Planning Act 2008. C...