Solar Power
Lords · Question HL736 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 22 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Cromwell
To ask His Majesty's Government when an operator of a solar energy project abandons a site in the UK, whether the cost of decommissioning the site falls solely on the owner of the site.
Answer
Answered by Lord Whitehead, 22 Jun 2026
Developers - not landowners - are responsible for meeting decommissioning costs. Planning conditions typically require a site to be returned to its previous use after its period of operation. In the event that the developer no longer exists to fulfil its ...