Earl Howeasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many successful Non-Fossil Fuel Order (NFFO) planning applications have been made over the last three years and how many NFFO projects have failed to gain planning consent. [HL4036]
§ Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleInformation provided to the House of Lords Energy, Industry and Transport Select Committee on 31 March 1999 showed that, of the contracted Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation-3 (NFFO-3) projects, some 56 per cent. had either obtained planning permission, or did not require express consent by virtue of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order (the GPDO). Planning applications had still to be submitted for 18 per cent. of the projects. Only 11 per cent. of the total number of schemes had been refused planning permission; appeals had been lodged against some of these decisions.
Similar information provided at that time for NFFO-4 projects showed that some 37 per cent. had either obtained planning permission, or did not require express consent by virtue of the GPDO. Planning applications had still to be submitted for 46 per cent. of the projects. Only 6 per cent. of the total number of schemes had been refused planning permission. Again, appeals had been lodged against some of these decisions.
The DTI made the fifth NFFO Order in September 1998. The DTI will be monitoring the success of NFFO-5 projects in obtaining planning permission. At 31 March 1999, three NFFO-5 projects were operational.