Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 39028

Housing: Pylons

Tabled: 18 March 2025

Answered: 26 March 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled Households near new pylons to save hundreds on energy bills, published on 10 March 2025, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of an

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government does not assess the impact of new transmission network infrastructure on house prices. However, landowners, businesses, and homeowners that have electrical equipment, such as pylons or towers, sited on their land have the right to compensat...

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