Question follow-through · 125815

Solar Power: Oxfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Statement HCWS1471 of 26 March 2026 on Energy Infrastructure Planning – Botley West Solar Farm, what in his assessment of the Planning Inspectorate Examining Aut

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
10 Apr 2026
Target answer date
15 Apr 2026
Answer
15 Apr 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the Written Statement HCWS1471 of 26 March 2026 on Energy Infrastructure Planning – Botley West Solar Farm, what in his assessment of the Planning Inspectorate Examining Aut

  2. 15 Apr 2026

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  3. 15 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Under Section 53 of the Planning Act 2008, the Secretary of State may require further information from an applicant where this is considered necessary to inform the planning decision. Given the Secretary of State’s quasi-judicial role in taking decisions ...

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