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Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind Generating Stations) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 306 of 2016).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy
Keyword
Renewable energy Authorization/permit Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order amends the Planning Act 2008 to provide that no onshore generating stations which generate electricity from wind are to be consented under the regime specified in the Act, unless a specific saving provided for in this Order applies to the particular application for “development consent” made under the Act.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Planning Act 2008 (Cap. 29).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008

Keyword: Land-use planning, Environmental planning, Institution, EIA, Expropriation, Basic legislation, Policy/planning, Waste management, Waterworks, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Planning Act 2008 (Cap. 29).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2008

Keyword: Land-use planning, Environmental planning, Institution, EIA, Expropriation, Basic legislation, Policy/planning, Waste management, Waterworks, Effluent waste water/discharge, Pollution control, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX