We are encouraged to see the new Electricity Networks Commissioner appointed with a remit to reduce timelines and look forward to understanding in more detail how this will be achieved. However, it is not clear that the UK Government appreciates that a step change is necessary to deliver a streamlined planning and consent process that enables the achievement of net zero targets. We call on the UK Government to produce a projected timeline for how it will reduce processing times by fifty per c...

We are encouraged to see the new Electricity Networks Commissioner appointed with a remit to reduce timelines and look forward to understanding in more detail how this will be achieved. However, it is not clear that the UK Government appreciates that a step change is necessary to deliver a streamlined planning and consent process that enables the achievement of net zero targets. We call on the UK Government to produce a projected timeline for how it will reduce processing times by fifty per cent within a year. (Paragraph 90) Grid capacity in Wales 39 Type: recommendation | Number: 16 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Government recognises that a step change is needed in the planning and consenting process to achieve net zero goals and has set out actions in the Electricity Networks Strategic Framework (ENSF) on cutting timescales through streamlining the planning consent process and removing barriers to infr