Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 33596

Soil: Conservation

Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025
Named Day

Question

Robbie Moore

ConservativeKeighley and Ilkley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of solar farms on underlying soil quality.

Answer

Mary Creagh
A wide range of public assessments have been made on the uses of land alongside and underneath solar panels, such as livestock grazing and other approaches to species-rich grassland creation. When considering development proposals that affect agricultural...

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