E.g. to get a 132+ kV circuit constructed you need to go through the DCO/NSIP process which takes many years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationally_significant_infrast...
The CEGB constructed the 400 kV supergrid in the space of 15 years during the 60s and 70s. A project of such magnitude today would most likely be tied up in the planning consent process for 10+ years.
I agree, but also think that outside of the nimbys, other processes could be vastly improved.
There should not be 30 agencies involved, or even 5. There should be 1.
And that 1 agency can cover all of this, run all studies in parallel, and be a single contact point.
It should take days or weeks. Not months or years.
I don't see how? A single court challenge + inevitable appeal would alone take up over a year.
Agreed, the process needs to get a lot quicker for all infrastructure projects.
E.g. to get a 132+ kV circuit constructed you need to go through the DCO/NSIP process which takes many years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationally_significant_infrast...
The CEGB constructed the 400 kV supergrid in the space of 15 years during the 60s and 70s. A project of such magnitude today would most likely be tied up in the planning consent process for 10+ years.