Countryside and Farms: Solar Power
Commons · Question 73694 · Tabled 1 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to prioritise industrial rooftops over (a) arable farmland and (b) countryside fields for solar panel locations.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 9 Sep 2025
The Government incentivises industrial rooftop solar in various ways, including permitted development rights, favourable tax treatment, and the Smart Export Guarantee. Solar is part of our strategy for improving the energy performance of buildings. It wil...