Policy paper

Overarching National Policy Statement for energy (EN-1), 2025

Planning guidance for developers of nationally significant energy infrastructure projects.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Published: 6 January 2026

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

Applies to England and Wales

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Overarching National Policy Statement for energy (EN-1), 2025

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6066-2, E03485970 11/25

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Overarching National Policy Statement for energy (EN-1), 2025 (accessible webpage)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6066-2, E03485970 11/25

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This version of the overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (EN-1) came into force on 6 January 2026.

This guidance makes it easier for decision makers, applicants and the wider public to understand:

• government policy on the need for nationally significant infrastructure projects (NSIPs)
• how applications for energy infrastructure will be assessed
• the way in which impacts and mitigations will be judged

Published 6 January 2026