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Lord Whitehead (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 26 February 2026

Debate

Fire and Rescue Services: Clean Energy Projects

Contribution

The Government already have moved to make sure that the fire services and developers are closely involved in applications as far as large batteries are concerned. The planning practice guidance has been updated to ensure that developers consult fire services in the pursuit of their applications. The fire service itself considers that to become a statutory consultee would prove enormously bureaucratic and additional to its particular work, and is in line with that particular planning practice guidance update.

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