Question follow-through · 20059
Solar Power
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) prioritise a roofs first approach to solar panel installation to ensure efficient use of urban spaces and (b) incentivize homeowners and businesses
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 13 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 17 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 23 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to (a) prioritise a roofs first approach to solar panel installation to ensure efficient use of urban spaces and (b) incentivize homeowners and businesses
17 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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23 Dec 2024
Answer published
Changes have been introduced to permitted development rights, enabling more solar installations to benefit from the flexibilities and planning freedoms permitted development rights offer. This includes a new permitted development right that allows for the...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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