SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 12·3.7
Supporting Key Infrastructure Investment and Strategies
The planning system should support government policy and strategies addressing barriers to sustainable development, including investment in transportation, water and sewerage, telecommunications and energy infrastructure.
Furthering sustainable development also means ensuring the planning system plays its part in supporting the Executive and wider government policy and strategies in efforts to address any existing or potential barriers to sustainable development. This includes strategies, proposals and future investment programmes for key transportation, water and sewerage, telecommunications and energy infrastructure (including the electricity network).
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