Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 38608

Local Plans: Electricity

Tabled: 17 March 2025
Answered: 24 March 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, what steps she plans to take to ensure that new electricity transmission infrastructure is integrated with local developme

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
Measures are already in place that ensure infrastructure provision is considered in the local plan-making process. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that plans should be deliverable over the plan period, which will include ensuring that t...
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