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Renewable energy developer Statkraft has announced that it has submitted a scoping report for an upcoming solar nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP).

We round up the NSIP projects already on the planning inspectorate’s radar that are set to progress in 2025.

Utility-scale solar developer Photovolt Development Partners (PVDP) has submitted a development consent order (DCO) to the planning inspectorate for an 840MW solar development in Oxfordshire.

Island Green Power is seeking public opinions on provisional plans for a nationally significant solar and storage project in South Norfolk.

Fosse Green Energy Limited is holding statutory consultation for a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) generating station with battery storage that will generate and export/import electricity in excess of 50MW.

UK developer Brockwell Solar and Storage, formerly RNA Energy, has opened statutory consultations for a proposed solar and battery storage development to the northwest of St Neots, on the border between Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire.

Cottam Solar Project, being developed by Island Green Power, has been awarded a development consent order (DCO) by secretary of state for energy security and net zero Ed Miliband.

Consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was opened yesterday (30 July), with changes intended to “turbo-charge” the delivery of renewable generation by giving “significant weight” to the benefits associated with renewable and low carbon energy generation.

In this exclusive blog, lawyers explain more about the Pre-application Prospectus and what the changes mean for NSIPs.

The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government is set to publish the results of its consultation on the thresholds for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs).