Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 116439

Clean Energy: Land

Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Andrew George

Liberal DemocratSt Ives

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of current land rights processes on the UK's ability to meet its Clean power 2030 targets.

Answer

Michael Shanks
DESNZ has worked closely with stakeholders to understand the extent to which current land access, rights and consents processes delay and add costs to rollout of electricity network infrastructure required for delivering clean power by 2030 and accelerati...

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