Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 94133

Clean Energy: Planning Permission

Tabled: 24 November 2025

Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities have a clear process to follow for shared ownership and community benefit clean energy planning permission.

Answer

Michael Shanks

In the Clean Power Action Plan, we made it clear that where communities host clean energy infrastructure they should feel tangible and enduring benefit of doing so. Shared ownership plays a key role in ensuring all communities can share the benefits from ...

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