Hydropower

Planning for Hydropower was one strand of activity in the Climate East Midlands Skills Programme funded by the Department of Communities and Local Government. It was designed to support the decentralisation of power to the local level by enhancing the skills that local authorities and their local communities needed to take positive action on climate change.

This strand of the Skills Programme aimed to improve the planning application and Environment Agency permitting process for hydropower schemes.

Planning for Hydropower:Planning Advice has been published.  It is is intended that this Advice will eventually form an annex to the Environment Agency's Good Practice Guidance, which is currently being revised. 

Resources including outputs from workshops are downloadable.  A fullproject report is available on request.

Contact: Mike Peverill E: mike.peverill@emcouncils.gov.uk  or M: 07854 284 588