Solar Power: Batteries
Commons · Question 19985 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made a determination of the recommended safe distance between residential dwellings and solar PV farm battery energy storage systems.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 18 Dec 2024
The Government has updated Planning Practice Guidance to encourage battery storage developers and local planning authorities to engage with local fire and rescue services, and for local planning authorities to refer to guidance published by the National F...