Question follow-through · 77001
Solar Power: Lincolnshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the proportion of solar developments in Lincolnshire that incorporate biodiversity net gain requirements.
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 15 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 17 Oct 2025 · 32 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
15 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the proportion of solar developments in Lincolnshire that incorporate biodiversity net gain requirements.
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Oct 2025
Answer published
Officials closely monitor planning applications and examinations of such projects. Defra recently consulted on extending biodiversity net gain to Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects in England, and confirmed it will apply from May 2026.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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