Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 68186
Solar Power: Land Use
Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025
Question
Callum Anderson
Labour — Buckingham and Bletchley
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the total area of low-grade agricultural land suitable for ground-mounted solar deployment in Buckinghamshire.
Answer
Michael ShanksThe Department currently monitors the geographical location of solar developments through the Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). While we currently do not hold data on the type of land used in different counties, there are plans to broaden the sco...
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