Onshore electricity generation: increasing the threshold for applications under The Electricity Act

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Closes 27 Mar 2026

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Questions

1. Should there be a single threshold applicable to all technologies?
2. What threshold should apply for applications for electricity generation to be determined by planning authorities?
3. Any change to the threshold would apply only to new applications. Do you have any comments on transitional arrangements?
4. Do you have any other comments to add?
5. Do you have any comments on the partial and draft impact assessments undertaken?
6. Do you have any suggestions for additional sources of information on the potential impacts of the proposals that could help inform our final assessments?