Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 56070

Solar Power: Development Consent Orders

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Sarah Bool

ConservativeSouth Northamptonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to review the development consent order process for solar projects to increase local authority input on battery storage safety.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
National planning policy and guidance clearly considers safety aspects of a proposed energy development, with expectations set out early for applicants to submit supporting information with their application for the proposed development.The overarching Na...

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