Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 69823

Renewable Energy: Infrastructure

Tabled: 22 July 2025

Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Priti Patel

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) value for money assessments and (b) comparative value for money assessments for alternative proposals will be material planning considerations when determining applications covere

Answer

Michael Shanks

Draft updated National Policy Statements were published for consultation and laid before Parliament earlier this year. There are no proposed changes in regard to value for money assessments. Development proposals enter the planning system at different tim...

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