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Regen's response to the Planning Reform Working Paper on Planning Committees

Regen has responded to the government’s Planning Reform Working Paper on Planning Committees, highlighting key recommendations to enhance the process for renewable energy and storage developments.

Net Zero Communities: insights from the energy markets and connections webinar

On 7 March, Regen hosted the first National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) Net Zero Communities webinar of the year.

Regen’s response to governments consultation on an ‘accelerated planning system'

Regen's response to the consultation on an 'accelerated planning system', co-signed by the Centre for Sustainable Energy, urges government to include – and prioritise – renewable energy projects.

Regen welcomes Environmental Audit Committee recommendations on planning and community benefits

Rebecca Windemer summarises the recommendations made by the Environmental Audit Committee as a result of the inquiry and outlines the additional steps we believe are necessary to achieve the transition to renewable energy.

Regen welcomes Labour manifesto pledges on planning reform

Labour’s election manifesto promises to bring in much-needed changes to the planning system – but lacks detail on some critical aspects for delivering net zero.

Regen welcomes the removal of the planning restrictions on onshore wind

Today, the new government has removed the planning restrictions on onshore wind. Here, Rebecca Windemer summarises the changes and what we expect to see next.

Regen's response to the NPPF consultation

We welcome the government's consultation on the National Planning Policy Framework, but the proposed changes fall short of what's needed to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and energy storage projects at the scale and pace required.

What will the new Strategic Spatial Energy Plan mean for planning?

Rebecca Windemer sets out the key insights from the commissioning document, considering how this may intersect with the broader planning landscape.

New NPPF could go further to accelerate deployment of renewables

Regen's planning lead, Rebecca Windemer, sets out initial thoughts on the revised National Planning Policy Framework.

Regen's response to Welsh government's consultation on promoting a resilient and high-performing planning service in Wales

Regen's response to this consultation welcomes the Welsh government's efforts to address the challenges facing the country's planning system.

Regen's response to UK government’s Development and Nature Recovery working paper

Regen's response to the government working paper supports planning reforms that accelerate the energy transition by creating a simpler, faster planning process aligned with nature recovery goals.

National Grid's Community Heat Guide

A new National Grid guide, supported by Regen, delves into how individuals and organisations can get started with community heat projects.

Wind-powered heat: powering clean heat with clean energy to cut costs and emissions

This report for climate charity Possible explores the potential for new community-owned onshore wind projects to unlock part of the puzzle of making clean, alleviating fuel poverty and protect consumers, the climate and national energy security.

Regen's response to call for evidence on barriers to community energy

In our response to the government's recent call for evidence on the barriers to community energy, we've focused on the challenges facing generation projects, on the basis that the barriers around energy efficiency and retrofit require wider system change not specific to community energy.

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