Question follow-through · 12918
Renewable Energy: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that renewable energy developments are subject to appropriate oversight, transparency and accountability before planning applications are ap
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- Answering body
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Tabled
- 24 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
24 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that renewable energy developments are subject to appropriate oversight, transparency and accountability before planning applications are ap
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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29 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Secretary of State makes planning decisions for renewable energy projects that are Nationally Significant, as defined by the Planning Act 2008. Planning cases are judged on the need case for the infrastructure, weighed against local impacts, local and...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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