Question follow-through · 102807
Solar Power: Decommissioning
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether land previously used for solar farms is classified as brownfield following decommissioning.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 5 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether land previously used for solar farms is classified as brownfield following decommissioning.
7 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jan 2026
Answer published
Brownfield land, also known as previously developed land, is defined in the glossary of the National Planning Policy Framework which can be found on gov.uk here. It is for those making decisions on specific planning proposals to determine whether a site c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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