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Solar Power: Agriculture

Commons · Question 76351 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 16 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help support agricultural buildings to be fitted with solar panels.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 16 Sep 2025

The Government is looking to facilitate and promote extensive deployment of rooftop solar on industrial and commercial property.Commercial rooftop solar panel installations, which includes agricultural buildings, already benefit from permitted development...