Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 5520
Batteries: Storage
Tabled: 11 September 2024
Answered: 11 October 2024
Question
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat — Mid Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to make (a) the Environment Agency, (b) the Health and Safety Executive and (c) local fire and rescue services statutory consultee
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe Government has no plans to make these bodies statutory consultees on applications for battery energy storage systems. I would encourage applicants to refer to the relevant Planning Practice Guidance, which details what applicants seeking planning perm...
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