The Government must also require meaningful developer-led community engagement at the outset of major electricity infrastructure projects. We recommend that Ministers also develop guidance for operators and local authorities on best practice in community engagement.

The Government must also require meaningful developer-led community engagement at the outset of major electricity infrastructure projects. We recommend that Ministers also develop guidance for operators and local authorities on best practice in community engagement. Type: recommendation | Number: 40 | Paragraph: 139 | Response status: accepted Government response: There are established routes in the planning system to consider the impacts of infrastructure projects and to enable communities to raise concerns about developments in their area. The National Planning Policy Framework, which underlies the planning system for these projects, encourages developers t