Early, well-run community engagement is an essential aspect of successful rollout of energy infrastructure. Communities who are engaged and invested, and who can have input into their local infrastructure, are more likely to accept a greater level of infrastructure and support the energy transition more broadly.

Early, well-run community engagement is an essential aspect of successful rollout of energy infrastructure. Communities who are engaged and invested, and who can have input into their local infrastructure, are more likely to accept a greater level of infrastructure and support the energy transition more broadly. Type: conclusion | Number: 38 | Paragraph: 137 | 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