Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 41701

Solar Power: Industrial Estates and Retail Trade

Tabled: 26 March 2025

Answered: 2 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Mike Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandating businesses occupying spaces in (a) retail and (b) industrial estates to install solar panels on their roofs.

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Government provides fiscal incentives to encourage businesses to install rooftop solar, such as through tax relief and business rate exemptions. Through permitted development rights, there is no limit to the capacity of a commercial solar installation...

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