Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 2774

Wind Power: Planning Permission

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 9 September 2024

Question

Graham Stuart

ConservativeBeverley and Holderness

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, which onshore wind farms in the UK have a decommissioning bond as part of their planning consent agreement.

Answer

Michael Shanks
Given the large number of operational wind turbines within the UK, the Government does not hold this information centrally. Instead, this will be held by the relevant local planning authority.