Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 104947

Solar Power: Environmental Impact Assessment

Tabled: 12 January 2026

Answered: 20 January 2026

Question

Patrick Spencer

Independent — Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to require Environmental Impact Assessments to be carried out for all rural solar farm developments with a generating capacity below 50 megawatts.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

Projects with a generating capacity of 100MW and less are considered under the provision of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. Under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, an Environmental Impact Assessment ...

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