Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
On 24 January 2023, the High Court quashed the Secretary of State's decision of 20 January 2022 to refuse development consent for the AQUIND Interconnector. The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero subsequently opened a re-determination of the DCO application, requesting further information from the Applicant and Interested Parties via a Statement of Matters issued on 3 March 2023. The re-determination has been complicated by the Ministry of Defence raising significant national security concerns in March 2024, leading to a novel closed process involving an Attorney General-appointed representative. As of March 2026, the re-determination remains ongoing.