Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 123230

Solar Power: Land Use

Tabled: 24 March 2026

Answered: 1 April 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer to question 102805 on Solar Power: Land Use, if he will make it his policy to mandate implementation a Soil Resources and Management Plan for solar projects on agricult

Answer

Michael Shanks

Guidance on how land type should be considered in determining the location of largescale solar projects is included in National Policy Statement EN-3. There are no current plans to make the production of a Soil Resources and Management Plan mandatory for ...

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