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Planning Measures in the New 10-year Infrastructure Strategy

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Publication of the new 10-year Infrastructure Strategy and 10-Year Industrial Strategy in June meant two more manifesto commitments could be ticked off before the end of the government’s first year in office. This blog...more

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Infrastructure Insights - May 2025

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On 15 April 2025, Ofgem approved the National Energy System Operator’s (NESO’s) Target Model Option 4 (TMO4+) to reform the grid connection process in Great Britain. The reform shifts from a “first come, first connected” to a...more

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Government Consults on Changes to Energy National Policy Statements

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Government is consulting on material updates to National Policy Statements EN-1 (overarching energy), EN-3 (renewable energy infrastructure) and EN-5 (electricity networks). National Policy Statements are at the heart of the...more

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Proposed Planning Policy for Wind and Solar Farms

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Consultation closed at the end of September on proposals to align national planning policy with the Government’s aspiration for Britain’s future as a ‘Clean Energy Superpower’ by 2030. Government has committed to respond...more

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Following EU, UK to Levy a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

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The UK announced that it will require importers to pay a carbon levy on certain goods imported from countries with a lower or no carbon price. Covered goods under the UK’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) likely...more

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Second National Infrastructure Assessment: an Insight Into Future Infrastructure Policy

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Publication of the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) second National Infrastructure Assessment (‘NIA2’) in October 2023, in line with its 5-year requirement, is an important step and a document that will be used to...more

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UK Budget 2021: Fiscal head-aches and a new UK infrastructure bank

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The economic challenges faced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in preparing his 2021 budget could not be more different to those that he faced when preparing his first budget, in 2020. His 2020 budget was effectively undermined...more

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Does your Business have Social Value? The changing world of public procurement

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In the UK “Government spends £284 billion a year on buying goods and services from external suppliers. This amounts to around a third of all public expenditure. The money is spent on everything from goods such as stationery...more

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A change in the wind? Heathrow expansion policy ruled unlawful in victory for climate campaigners

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The Court of Appeal returned a ruling on 27 February 2020 that the UK government's policy statement which included the government's approval of the Heathrow expansion was unlawful because it did not consider the impact of the...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2020

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Massive New Bipartisan Senate Energy Legislative Package Could See Vote as Early as Next Week - "The 555 page legislative package combines almost all the 50 energy bills that were reported to the Senate in 2019, and is...more

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