Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
On 23 August 2022, the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy issued a direction under Section 35 of the Planning Act 2008 confirming that the LionLink interconnector scheme should be treated as a development for which a Development Consent Order (DCO) is required. This decision formally places LionLink within the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) regime, meaning its UK onshore and offshore elements must be consented through the DCO process.