Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 907159
Solar Power: Land Use
Tabled: 18 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Stuart Anderson
Conservative — South Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his policy is on the use of agricultural land for solar energy.
Answer
Michael ShanksOur policy remains unchanged. Solar farms should be built on brownfield sites or previously developed land, wherever possible. Where the development of agricultural land is shown to be necessary, lower-quality land should be preferred to higher-quality la...
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