Solar Power: Planning Permission
Commons · Question 45159 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Nick Timothy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many large area solar proposals going through the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects process are requesting planning approval to acquire freehold land.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 28 Apr 2025
An application for development consent can include a request for the granting of rights to compulsorily acquire or temporarily possess land to facilitate the development of the proposal.Each application for development consent for nationally significant i...