Energy: Land Use
Commons · Question 59113 · Tabled 11 Jun 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of adopting a spatial energy planning approach to better align land use planning with net zero objectives.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 19 Jun 2025
In October 2024, the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments, jointly commissioned the National Energy System Operator to develop a Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP): the first ever spatial energy plan for Great Britain, to support a more actively planned a...