Neutral
Informational - no clear directional impact
Low Impact
Minor progress or informational
On 5 March 2024, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero issued a formal direction confirming that the Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project must be treated as development requiring a Development Consent Order, leading the applicant to pursue a single DCO covering both onshore and offshore elements in England under the Planning Act 2008 regime.