Energy National Policy Statements review: scope of Appraisal of Sustainability and approach to Habitats Regulations Assessment
These reports set out the scope of the Appraisal of Sustainability and approach to the Habitats Regulations Assessment in advance of the government’s planned review of National Policy Statements for energy infrastructure.
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has initiated a review of the current 6 National Policy Statements (NPS) for energy infrastructure aiming to make any amendments by the end of 2021.
As part of a review of NPS, the Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS) and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) are statutory requirements, so BEIS has requested input from statutory and relevant technical experts on the scope of the AoS and approach to the HRA by 6 May 2021.