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Batteries: Storage

Commons · Question 5472 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026 to question 1352, if she will set out a timeline for including Battery Energy Storage Systems as an activity within the Environmental Permitting R

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 9 Jun 2026

Defra plans to consult Summer 2027 on detailed regulatory policy proposals for including Battery Energy Storage Systems as an activity within the Environmental Permitting Regulations, following further policy development, including through an Industry Lia...