Question follow-through · 109993
Solar Power: Reservoirs
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to extend permitted development rights for floating solar installations to on-farm reservoirs in England and Wales.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 2 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 4 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 10 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to extend permitted development rights for floating solar installations to on-farm reservoirs in England and Wales.
4 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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10 Feb 2026
Answer published
Planning is a devolved matter within the competency of the Welsh Parliament. The government continues to keep permitted development rights in England under review.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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