Planning Conference 2025 About the Event

The publication of the UK Government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan in December marked the beginning of a new era of energy planning. While a public statement on how much clean power generation, storage and transmission infrastructure we will need by 2030 is welcome, questions remain about how this will be delivered with planning and consenting at the forefront of this challenge.

Two years after the adoption of National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4), the planning landscape continues to evolve in response to the challenges of delivering net-zero. As we push to accelerate the consenting process, planned changes to the Electricity Act (1989), varying interpretations of NPF4 policies and emerging Local Development Plans are creating a volatile and contentious mix of challenges.

Join us at the Planning Conference 2025 to hear from leading experts and policymakers as we discuss these changes and what they mean for your projects.

You'll learn:

• How various policy changes interact and what this means for the Scottish Government’s commitment to accelerating planning
• What is and isn’t working in the planning system, and the key actions needed from government and industry to fix it
• What is being done to speed up planning timelines and what you can learn from it
• About the planning challenges for new technologies and how projects can navigate them

Why attend?

• Network – connect in-person with industry leaders in the planning space
• Ask – the questions that matter to you and your organisation
• Discover – how the latest policy and process changes might impact your projects
• Access – the latest thought leadership, market intelligence, policy and guidance updates
• Discounts – Scottish Renewables members enjoy exclusive discounted access to our industry-leading events. 

Who should attend?

This event is a must-attend for organisations developing or planning renewable energy projects in Scotland. From developers and their contractors to consultants and specialists in planning and grid reinforcement, this conference is an opportunity to gain insights and intelligence from all parts of the sector.