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Focus on nuclear power

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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September 23 2009

An earlier blog entry looked at the nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP) category of ‘generating stations’, which includes all power stations with over 50 megawatts capacity

Planning Act 2008 - thresholds too high or too low?

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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December 9 2009

The Planning Act applies a new consent regime to sixteen different types of project the first time that energy, transport, water and waste projects will use the same regime for authorisation

Infrastructure Planning Commission publishes scoping opinions

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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January 11 2010

Today's entry looks at the first two scoping opinions published by the Infrastructure Planning Commission

Government publishes transcripts of Nuclear National Policy Statement consultations

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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January 8 2010

Today's entry alerts those interested in the Nuclear National Policy Statement to the published transcripts of the local consultation events

Hartlepool Council supplements government consultation on Nuclear NPS

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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January 13 2010

Today's entry looks at Hartlepool Council's own efforts to consult on the proposed nuclear power station in its area

Seven National Policy Statements published

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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November 9 2009

Today is the most significant day so far in the world of UK infrastructure planning and one of the few occasions when it will hit the national headlines

First Statement of Community Consultation published

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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November 2 2009

National Grid has stolen a march on the other prospective promoters of projects under the Planning Act 2008 by publishing two Statements of Community Consultation, and these are almost certainly the first

Six energy National Policy Statements to be published in draft on Monday 9 November

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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November 6 2009

The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has confirmed that the eagerly-awaited suite of six energy-related National Policy Statements are to be published in draft for consultation in three days' time on Monday 9 November

National Policy Statements - where are they?

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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November 10 2009

This blog reported rumours earlier this month that the first seven National Policy Statements would be put out to consultation on 28 October, so where are they?

Government slips up on nuclear NPS consultation?

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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January 21 2010

On 9 November 2009, seven National Policy Statements (NPSs) were published in draft