Solar Power: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 6473 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether it is her policy that there is to be a presumption against planning permission for solar farms that are not nationally significant infrastructure projects on best and mos
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 14 Oct 2024
The Government places great importance upon our agriculture and food production, and this is reflected in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Framework is clear that local planning authorities should recognise the economic and other benefits of th...