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Renewable Energy: Planning

Commons · Question 87414 · Tabled 3 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 11 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding energy nationally significant infrastructure projects to the renewable energy planning database.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 11 Nov 2025

Energy nationally significant infrastructure projects are already included in the Renewable Energy Planning Database, which can be seen by filtering by planning authority for The Planning Inspectorate.https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renewable-e...