Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 45105
Solar Power: Agriculture
Tabled: 8 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
Stuart Anderson
Conservative — South Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will take steps to prevent solar panels from being placed on agricultural land.
Answer
Michael ShanksPlanning guidance makes clear that, wherever possible, solar developers should utilise brownfield, industrial, contaminated, or previously developed sites. Where the development of agricultural land is shown to be necessary, lower-quality land should be p...
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