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Planning: Framework, Performance and Improved Delivery Requirements for a thriving renewable energy industry in Wales

Planning policy for renewable energy in Wales

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Page 1: Planning policy for renewable energy in Wales

Planning: Framework, Performance and Improved Delivery

Requirements for a thriving renewable

energy industry in Wales

Page 2: Planning policy for renewable energy in Wales

Planning: Framework, Performance and Improved Delivery

Presentation Outline

� Current Planning Framework for Wales

� Is Wales performing on renewables?

� Proposed planning reform in Wales

� Influence planning reform on renewables

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Planning: Framework, Performance and Improved Delivery

Current Planning Framework for Wales

� Main statutory controls:

Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

Planning Act 2008

� Wales (largely) has devolved powers on Land Use / Planning matters (Govt of Wales Act 2006)

� Core land use planning policy and plans:

Planning Policy Wales (PPW) 2012 (v5)

Ministerial Planning Policy Wales

Technical Advice Notes

Circulars and Letters

Wales Spatial Plan (updated 2008)

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Planning Process

� Typically all new developments require planning permission

(TCPA 1990). NB some ‘permitted development’

i.e microrenewbles Permitted Development Rights (Order) 2012

� Decisions to be taken in accordance with the development

plan : UDP, LDP, SPG

� Other relevant legislation:

Town and Country EIA Regs 1999 as amended

Water Framework Directive

Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2011

Water Resources Act 1991

Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010

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Is Wales performing on renewables?

� Installed electricity capacity 2011 (restats 2012)

England 5,880MW

Wales 857MW

Scotland 4,810MW

Northern Ireland 428MW

� Wales’ stated capacity operational / consented 2010:

1,600MW electricity (estimate Low Carbon Revolution 2010)

� Current Welsh target: 2000MW

� Potential capacity identified for Wales for 2025:

22,500MW by 2025 i.e. a 14-fold increase required in 12 years

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Is Wales performing on renewables?

� Non wind operational or consented (estimate Low Carbon

Revolution 2010):

�Biomass: 0.5GW

�Microgen: Data not available

� Non wind potential capacity by 2025:

�Biomass: 1GW

�Microgen: 1GW

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Is Wales performing on renewables?

� Hyder report

� “… failure to meet the targets sets … by almost 60%”

� “… likelihood that the targets for 2020 will not be met”

� Large increase in applications, peaking in 2008/9 and 2010/11

�Only 5% of schemes submitted in the last 7 yrs operational

�Average consenting period is 57 weeks (wind 122 weeks and biomass 61 weeks)

�No applications determined in the 8 week period

�6% of applications in 16 week period determined

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Planning: Framework, Performance and Improved Delivery

Changes to the Planning Framework for Wales

� Sustainable Development Bill “… to embed Sustainable Development as the central organising principle of public services in Wales

� Sustainability to be addressed through Planning Reform

� White Paper and draft Planning Bill 2013 will bring about significant change to the land use planning system for Wales

� Evidence Base:� Independent Advisory Group on Planning

� Arup report

� The Hyder Report

� The Environment and Sustainability Committee Report on Energy and Planning

� The GVA Grimley Study

� The Environment Committee Report on Planning in Wales (3rd Assembly)

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Changes to the Planning Framework for Wales

� Independent Advisory Group on Planning and Grimley Report:

�Recommendations on almost every aspect of the planning system:�Appeals / Third Party Rights

�Welsh Planning Inspectorate

�Single unified application

�Among many otehrs

�NSIP devolved decision making powers i.e. energy >50MW, ports

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Potential changes relevant to renewables

� Strategic Energy Consents Unit (part of PI, Wales) >5MW in

SSAs, >25MW outside SSAs, and ‘associated development’

� Clarity on PPW scales of developments

� Amend Planning Act 2008: “… decisions made in line with

Welsh planning policy”

� Renewable Energy Assessments by LPAs as part of LDPs

� Extended permitted development rights

� Clarification on call-in procedures

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Potential changes relevant to renewables

� Clarity of and standardised statistics and targets, and

associated monitoring (‘Routemaps’)

� Mandatory pre app meetings and consultations

� NRW RE consents team

� Parallel consenting

� Enable support for and support by LPAs

� All-Wales Renewable Energy Advisory Group

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Where next?

� Engage and influence

� Industry representation

� Policy and planning change – the planning system can

deliver a low carbon economy and growth

�Respond to consultations individually and collectively

� Shared information and analysis on planning requirements

�Accentuate the wider benefits of renewables to the Welsh

economy and environment

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Thank you

Michael Phillips

Principal Planning Consultant

Dulas Ltd

www.dulas.org.uk