Member

In respect of planning, the principles apply to policies such as the national policy statements, which set the framework for decision-making on nationally significant energy infrastructure projects under the Planning Act 2008. The Government are currently updating the national policy statements for energy and expect to publish these before the end of 2025. Ministers will therefore give due regard to the environmental principles policy statement when considering updates that have been made to the national policy statements ahead of publication. For these reasons, I kindly ask the noble Baroness to withdraw this amendment.