There is a multiplicity of different bodies involved in securing planning consent for grid infrastructure and this process needs to be streamlined. We welcome the commitment to cutting processing times by fifty per cent and appreciate the challenge that this constitutes. However, in light of the evidence we received, it is clear that in order to meet government net zero and renewable energy generation targets a reduction in processing times of fifty per cent is the least that needs to happen.

There is a multiplicity of different bodies involved in securing planning consent for grid infrastructure and this process needs to be streamlined. We welcome the commitment to cutting processing times by fifty per cent and appreciate the challenge that this constitutes. However, in light of the evidence we received, it is clear that in order to meet government net zero and renewable energy generation targets a reduction in processing times of fifty per cent is the least that needs to happen. Type: conclusion | Number: 15 | Paragraph: 89 | 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