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Commons · Question 43330 · Tabled 1 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 9 Apr 2025

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Asked by John Milne

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to direct the Strategic Spatial Energy Plan to be inclusive of community energy projects.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 9 Apr 2025

The Strategic Spatial Energy Plan is a national, transmission-level plan covering Great Britain, and as such it will not prescribe or authorise individual projects at community level. Regional Energy Strategic Plans (RESPs) will undertake spatial planning...