National Grid Net Zero Communities Forum
Thursday 21 September
14:00 – 16:00
Online – Zoom
Our Autumn online forum with National Grid (formerly WPD) was for all individuals, community groups and local authorities involved in supporting their local area achieve net zero.
At this September event we focused on planning permission for renewables, discussing the policy changes and consultations that have been held this year, particularly for onshore wind. Speakers included:
- Dan Stone, senior planner, Centre for Sustainable Energy
- Will Houghton, project developer, Bristol Energy Cooperative
- Rebecca Windemer, planning and communities lead, Regen
See links below for the guides that have been produced by Regen on behalf of National Grid. We also covered broader issues with planning faced by community energy groups and what local authorities are doing in this space.
Over 2023 NGED and Regen produced a number of guides on recent planning policy proposals and changes, these include: