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Ban large solar farms on high-quality farmland and mandate BESS safety zones

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closedDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsOpened 15 December 2025Closed 15 June 2026

Background

We demand legislation to ban large solar on farmland classed as Best and Most Versatile farmland.

Additional details

Mandate strict BESS (battery energy storage system) safety zones and buffer distances from homes due to fire risk. Give Local Authorities more power to refuse projects that cause community harm, and require upfront decommissioning bonds.

Where it’s popular

Constituencies with the most signatures on this petition.

NewarkRobert Jenrick
219
South CambridgeshirePippa Heylings
90
Sleaford and North HykehamDr Caroline Johnson
68
Folkestone and HytheTony Vaughan
63
BassetlawJo White
59
FyldeMr Andrew Snowden
57
GainsboroughSir Edward Leigh
49
South NorfolkBen Goldsborough
43
North East HertfordshireChris Hinchliff
42
Derbyshire DalesJohn Whitby
39
Louth and HorncastleVictoria Atkins
38
Rother ValleyJake Richards
34
Waveney ValleyAdrian Ramsay
30
Ely and East CambridgeshireCharlotte Cane
29
Grantham and BourneGareth Davies
28
Thirsk and MaltonKevin Hollinrake
28
Boston and SkegnessRichard Tice
24
South Holland and The DeepingsSir John Hayes
21
South CotswoldsDr Roz Savage
19
West SuffolkNick Timothy
18

Source: UK Government & Parliament Petitions service. Petition ID: 750205.