Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 115874

Electrical Substations and Renewable Energy: Development Consent Orders

Tabled: 25 February 2026

Answered: 9 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Ms Polly Billington

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussion he has had with National Grid Electricity Transmission on the siting of new substations and the consenting process for renewable projects under the Development Consent Order r

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Secretary of State has not held discussions with National Grid Electricity Transmission on the siting of new substations or the consenting process of renewable projects. In his quasi-judicial role in determining Nationally Significant Infrastructure P...

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