Research and analysis

RPC opinion: The Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generating Stations) Order 2025 impact assessment

The RPC's opinion of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s impact assessment for the legislation.

• From: Regulatory Policy Committee
• Published: 31 March 2025

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RPC opinion: The Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generating Stations) Order 2025 impact assessment

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The The Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025 aims to reintroduce onshore wind generating stations into the definition of nationally significant infrastructure projects. It also sets the capacity threshold at which onshore wind and solar projects are nationally significant infrastructure projects at more than 100 megawatts.

The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) gave a ‘green’ rating to the impact assessment for the legislation on 10 February 2025. This means that we considered it to be fit for purpose based on our scrutiny of the evidence and analysis supporting the case for why regulation is necessary. 

The RPC’s opinion refers to the evidence and analysis presented in the impact assessment, not the policy itself.

Published 31 March 2025