The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force on 31/12/2025:
New Legislation:
- December 2025: SI 2025 No. 694 - The Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025 (pdf) (link).
Notes:
- Note: The "Explanatory Memorandum" (link) to the above SI 2025 No. 694 states the following:
- "[SI 2025 No. 694] amends the Planning Act 2008 by bringing onshore wind generating stations with a generating capacity of over 100 megawatts (MW) back into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) regime for England only.".
- "The NSIP regime provides a route for large scale projects to seek planning consent via the Secretary of State.".
- "[SI 2025 No. 694] also increases the capacity threshold from 50MW to 100MW above which solar energy projects are consented through the NSIP regime under the Planning Act 2008 in England.". - Note: For information about the "Transitional and savings provisions", please view articles 4-10 of the above SI 2025 No. 694.
Other Sources of Information:
- July 2024: Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system (link) (pdf print version of HTML webpage).
- Note: For more information about the above document, please view this post. - December 2024: Government response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation (link) (pdf print version of HTML webpage).
- Note: For more information about the above document, please view this post. - June 2025: "Explanatory Memorandum" to SI 2025 No. 694 (pdf) (link).
Updates to the Planning Jungle website:
- The "Infrastructure Planning Order/Regulations/Rules etc" page has been updated to list the above SI 2025 No. 694.