SR Response: Consultation on increasing the threshold for applications under the Electricity Act

On December 30, the Directorate for Planning, Architecture and Regeneration (PARD) released a consultation on changing the threshold for planning applications under the Electricity Act. SR supports retaining the current 50MW threshold for Section 36 applications under the Electricity Act.

SR’s response includes three annexes:

Annex One: Consent determination timeline analysis from James Gibson at Eversheds Sutherland.

Annex Two: Consent determination timeline analysis from Michaella Drummond at ScottishPower Renewables.

Annex Three: Economic analysis by BiGGAR Economics on the economic impact of delayed planning determinations on onshore wind projects.