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Clean Energy: Planning Permission

Commons · Question 94133 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 2 Dec 2025

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Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities have a clear process to follow for shared ownership and community benefit clean energy planning permission.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 2 Dec 2025

In the Clean Power Action Plan, we made it clear that where communities host clean energy infrastructure they should feel tangible and enduring benefit of doing so. Shared ownership plays a key role in ensuring all communities can share the benefits from ...

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