Enable 'one and done' assessments and reverse the Finch judgment for low-carbon electricity projects
One and done assessments
MHCLG should legislate so that an environmental assessment completed under one regulatory regime is accepted as sufficient for other regimes, unless there are compelling reasons to require additional information.
The Government should also legislate to overturn the Finch judgment for low-carbon infrastructure. This would establish that if a later indirect effect of a development will be assessed under a separate EIA, or has previously been assessed, it does not need to be assessed as an indirect effect of the original development.
No updates recorded yet.
Check back for progress on this recommendation.
Primary Owner
Key Regulators
Original target: December 2027
Sectors
Domains
The content in this tracker is partially AI-generated based on the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce report. We have worked hard to ensure it is accurate, but some of the titles, descriptions, etc. may be slightly different or truncated. If you find any errors or inaccuracies, please report them to us.