Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 121541

Listed Buildings: Solar Power

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of facilitating the installation of solar panels on listed properties and properties in conservation areas.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Between 16 December 2025 and 10 March 2026, the government consulted on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). That consultation, which can be found on gov.uk here, included policies that recognised that the installation of energy effic...

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