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Energy infrastructure development applications: decisions

Decisions by the Secretary of State on energy infrastructure applications.

From:
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Published
1 January 2000
Last updated
19 December 2024 — See all updates

Decisions made by the Secretary of State on energy infrastructure applications include:

  • Development Consent Orders (DCOs) under the Planning Act 2008 (PA 2008)
  • Material Changes (MC) and Non-Material Changes (NMC) to DCOs under the PA 2008
  • post consent condition discharges for DCOs under the PA 2008
  • applications for consent under section 36 (s.36) of the Electricity Act 1989 (EA 1989)
  • variations to existing s.36 consents under s.36C of the EA 1989
  • post consent condition discharges for s.36 of the EA 1989
  • applications made under the Transport and Works Act 1992 (TWA 1992)
  • overhead line applications under section 37 (s.37) of the EA 1989 following a Public Inquiry
  • Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) for electricity infrastructure
  • Directions under section 35 (s.35) of the PA 2008
  • Environmental Impact Assessment screening and scoping opinions under the Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (2017 EIA Regs)
  • Safety Zones for offshore renewable energy installations under the Energy Act 2004 (EA 2004)

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Published 1 January 2000
Last updated 19 December 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added DCO decision on Rivenhall Integrated Waste Management Facility.

  2. Added: National Grid Electricity Transmission (Pitsmoor-Wincobank-Templeborough cable replacement): CPO, and H2NorthEast Project: S35 Direction.

  3. Added Dogger Bank Teesside A / Sofia Offshore Wind Farm: non-material change, Planning Act 2008.

  4. Added Longfield Solar Farm post consent condition compliance Planning Act 2008.

  5. Added Little Barford Power Station and Staythorpe Power Station post-consent condition compliance,

  6. Added East Irish Sea Transmission Project: Section 35 direction, Planning Act 2008.

  7. Added Ossian offshore transmission infrastructure: section 35 direction, Planning Act 2008.

  8. Added Great Yarmouth power station: section 36 consent variation.

  9. Added Dogger Bank C: application for a safety zone, Energy Act 2004.

  10. Added Bramford to Twinstead Network Reinforcement: development consent order, Planning Act 2008.

  11. Added Thurrock flexible generation plant, non material change (2024) - Planning Act 2008.

  12. Added Pembroke Power Station, EIA scoping opinion: variation to section 36 consent, Electricity Act 1989.

  13. Added Cottam Solar Project: development consent order decision link.

  14. Added National Grid Electricity Transmission compulsory purchase orders for Harker Energy Enablement Project and the Scotland to England Green Link 1.

  15. Added EIA scoping opinion on Staythorpe power station.

  16. Added Cadent Appleby Lodge gas pipeline diversion: environmental determination.

  17. Added Hornsea Project Four Offshore Wind Farm non material change decision.

  18. Added Mallard Pass Solar Farm, Sunnica Solar Farm and Gate Burton Solar Farm development consent orders.

  19. Added 'Coryton power station: section 36 consent variation, Electricity Act 1989'.

  20. Added 'Grain B power station scoping opinion for Environmental Impact Assessment: variation to section 36 consent, Electricity Act 1989'.

  21. Added Ossian and IceWind directions.

  22. Added link to Keuper underground gas storage non-material change decision.

  23. Added 'Hornsea Three Offshore Wind Farm: non-material change'.

  24. Added Lighthouse Green Fuels Project: section 35 varied direction, Planning Act 2008.

  25. Added Sheringham and Dudgeon offshore wind farm: development consent order Planning Act 2008.

  26. Added Ferrybridge Carbon Capture and Storage Project: section 35 varied direction, Planning Act 2008.

  27. Added VPI Immingham Open Cycle Gas Turbine (OCGT): non-material change and Burbo Bank offshore wind farm: Section 36 Consent Variation Application.

  28. Added Cadent Gas, gas pipeline diversion, Public Gas Transporter Pipeline Works (EIA) Regulations 1999.

  29. Added HyNet Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Project: development consent order Planning Act 2008.

  30. Added Orsted Hornsea Project Three (UK), compulsory purchase order 2023.

  31. Added Yorkshire Green Energy Enablement Project: development consent order Planning Act 2008.

  32. Added Morven transmission assets project: Section 35 Direction, Planning Act 2008.

  33. Added Eastern Green Link 3 / 4 Projects: section 35 direction, Planning Act 2008.

  34. Added National Grid London Power Tunnels: compulsory purchase order.

  35. Added Ferrybridge Carbon Capture and Storage Project: section 35 direction, Planning Act 2008.

  36. Added Medworth Energy from Waste CHP facility: development consent order Planning Act 2008.

  37. Added Net Zero Teesside Project: development consent order Planning Act 2008.

  38. Added Drax bioenergy with carbon capture and storage project: development consent order Planning Act 2008.

  39. Added latest decisions.

  40. Added latest decisions.

  41. Added decision on gas pipeline replacement between Derwenlas and Tywyn.

  42. New screening decisions added.

  43. Added 'Xlinks Morocco – UK Power Project: section 35 direction, Planning Act 2008'.

  44. Added 'Awel y Môr offshore wind farm: development consent order Planning Act 2008'.

  45. Added Gas pipeline diversion, Stanton Cross Development: Public Gas Transporter Pipeline Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999.

  46. Added Gas pipeline diversion, A66 near Penrith: Public Gas Transporter Pipeline Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 1999.

  47. Added Sofia offshore wind farm: application for a safety zone, Energy Act 2004.

  48. Added Burbo Bank wind farm EIA screening opinion, and Hornsea Project Four offshore wind farm development consent order decision.

  49. Added Boston Alternative Energy Facility: development consent order, Planning Act 2008.

  50. Added Longfield Solar Farm decision.

  51. Added Little Crow Solar Farm: non-material change, Planning Act 2008.

  52. Added Hornsea Three offshore wind farm: non-material change, s39 Planning Act 2008 decision.

  53. Added Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant: non-material change, Planning Act 2008.

  54. Dogger Bank B offshore windfarm decision added.

  55. Non-material change on Riverside Energy Park published.

  56. Added H2 Teesside S.35 direction.

  57. Added decision on Lostock sustainable energy plant.

  58. Keadby 3 decision added.

  59. Rye House Power Station combined cycle gas turbine: variation to section 36 consent, Electricity Act 1989 added to page.

  60. Lighthouse Green Fuels Project added.

  61. Cory Decarbonisation Project added.

  62. 3 recent decisions added: Norfolk Boreas, Norfolk Vanguard and Morgan / Morecambe offshore wind farms.

  63. East Anglia Three offshore wind farm: non-material change (2022), Planning Act 2008 added.

  64. Added Eurolink multi-purpose interconnector, Section 35 Direction, Planning Act 2008.

  65. Tilbury Green Power decision added.

  66. Heckington Fen decision added.

  67. Added link to Sizewell C decision.

  68. Added Cadent Hynet and Dogger Bank decisions.

  69. Staythorpe and Little Barford Generating Stations added.

  70. Spalding Energy Project and Dogger Bank A decisions added.

  71. Added INRG Solar (Little Crow) Limited: Development Consent Order, Planning Act 2008 decision.

  72. Added East Anglia ONE North and East Anglia TWO decisions on applications for construction and operation of offshore windfarms.

  73. Added National Grid Electricity Transmission - Sea Link electricity interconnector decision.

  74. Thurrock Flexible Generation Plant added.

  75. Added Norfolk Vanguard Ltd decision.

  76. Hinkley Point C new nuclear power station decision added.

  77. Llanbrynmair and Riverside Resource Recovery Facility decisions added.

  78. Added South Humber Bank Energy Centre generating station: development consent order, Planning Act 2008.

  79. East Anglia ONE and C.GEN Killingholme decisions added.

  80. National Grid Ventures (NGV) continental link decision added.

  81. Little Barford and Staythorpe power stations: screening opinions added.

  82. Added Greenlink Interconnector Limited, Compulsory Purchase Order decision.

  83. Rampion Offshore Wind Farm and Lostock Sustainable Energy Plant decisions added.

  84. East Anglia THREE Limited: non-material change, Planning Act 2008 decision added.

  85. Wheelabrator Kemsley decision added.

  86. Decision on National Grid London Power Tunnels 2 Compulsory Purchase Order and Scoping opinion on Riverside Resource Recovery Facility added.

  87. Tilbury Green s36c variation decision added.

  88. Enfield power station: variation to section 36 consent, Electricity Act 1989 added.

  89. Teesside A Offshore Wind Farm Limited: Non-Material Change, Planning Act 2008 decision added.

  90. Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Limited: decision on non-material change added.

  91. Hornsea Project Three offshore windfarm: link to development consent order decision added.

  92. Sofia Offshore Wind Farm Limited and Doggerbank Offshore Wind Farm Project 3 Projco Limited: decision added.

  93. Gateway Energy Centre decision added.

  94. Decision on Llandinam wind farm, Powys, Wales added.

  95. West Burton C and Southampton/London pipeline decisions added.

  96. Hornsea Two offshore wind farm decision added.

  97. VPI Immingham B Limited decision added.

  98. Progress Power Limited decision added.

  99. Norfolk Vanguard offshore windfarm decision added.

  100. Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm and Cleve Hill Solar Park decisions added.

  101. Riverside Energy Park: Development Consent Order decision added.

  102. Tilbury Green decision added.

  103. North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network: reinforcement to Development Consent Order added.

  104. Knapton generating station: screening opinion added.

  105. Drax Re-Power decision added.

  106. Abergelli Power decision added.

  107. Llandinam screening opinion added.

  108. Lostock varation to S.36 decision added.

  109. Kemsley Mill decision added.

  110. East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm decision added.

  111. Added Direction on Nautilus interconnector.

  112. SoS decision on Sofia windfarm added.

  113. Millbrook Power Limited decision added.

  114. King's Lynn gas fired power station decision added.

  115. First published.

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