Delivering Clean Power: Commercial Renewable Energy Development and the Historic Environment
Historic England Advice Note 15 (2nd ed)
This Historic England Advice Note describes the potential impacts on the historic environment of commercial renewable energy proposals (both terrestrial and marine). This second edition has been updated to better reflect recent policy changes. This includes an expanded section on onshore wind and an updated section on solar farms.
It is written for all of those involved in commercial renewable energy development, helping them to give appropriate consideration to heritage issues.
Contents
- Context
Introduction to this Advice Note
Who should read this Advice Note
Climate change
National policy
Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs)
Proposals that require planning permission and other consents
Environmental assessment of plans and programmes
Environmental assessment of other project proposals
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) - Advice on heritage assets and their assessment
Assessing significance and harm in plan-making
Consideration of the historic environment when making a planning application
Direct and indirect impacts
Impacts on significance through development in the setting of a heritage asset
Cumulative impacts
Transport impacts
The duration of development and its decommissioning
Public benefits - Commercial renewable energy developments
Solar parks
Biomass and energy from waste
Onshore wind farms
Offshore wind farms and associated transmission infrastructure - References and further reading
Additional Information
- Series: Guidance
- Publication Status: Completed
- Pages: 47
- Product Code: HEAG302
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