HSE and CCS planning

England and Wales

HSE is a statutory consultee for all Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects^[1] (NSIPs) in England and Wales. Developers of NSIPs and the Planning Inspectorate (formerly the Infrastructure Planning Commission) have a statutory duty to consult HSE where a project is a large-scale facility that supports the UK economy and is vital public services. Where CCS projects are NSIPs, HSE would be consulted.

Scotland

In Scotland, the Scottish Government has a role similar to the Planning Inspectorate in England and Wales.

Link URLs in this page

Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projectshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/landuseplanning/nsip-applications.htm
The health and safety risks and regulatory strategy related to energy developmentshttps://consultations.hse.gov.uk/
Emerging Energy Technologies Programme: Background Reporthttps://consultations.hse.gov.uk/
Assessment of the major hazard potential of carbon dioxide (CO2)https://www.hse.gov.uk/carboncapture/assets/docs/major-hazard-potential-carbon-dioxide.pdf
Chemical manufacture and storage websitehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/chemicals/index.htm
Planning applications for NSIP consultation with HSEhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/landuseplanning/nsip-applications.htm
Scottish Government - Energy Consentshttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/Energy/Infrastructure/Energy-Consents
Pipelines websitehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/pipelines/index.htm
Offshore websitehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/offshore/index.htm
COSHH https://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh/index.htm
COMAHhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/index.htm

Glossary of abbreviations/acronyms on this page

CCS: Carbon capture and storage
COSHH: Control of substances hazardous to health