Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 69617
Renewable Energy: Batteries
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 2 September 2025
Named DayQuestion
Samantha Niblett
Labour — South Derbyshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has issued guidance to people affected by multiple planning applications for (a) battery energy storage systems and (b) solar storage near to their villages that have been approved
Answer
Michael ShanksAs Minister for Energy, I do not personally approve any individual planning applications. The Department approves energy projects classified as Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, and the process is governed by the Planning Act 2008, which inc...
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