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Question for Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

UIN 3972, tabled on 27 November 2023

Question

Kenny MacAskill
Alba Party
East Lothian
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is her Department's policy that renewable energy projects are co-located to mitigate the impact on communities.

Answer

Graham Stuart
Conservative
Beverley and Holderness
Commons

Answered on

30 November 2023

The Secretary of State's role is to set out the planning policy in National Policy Statements, updated versions of which were laid before Parliament and published last week, and then decide on applications on the basis of all the relevant considerations in each case. It is not the role of the Secretary of State to choose the location of a project.

Co-location is not a requirement for a planning application, but, as set out in the Government's National Policy Statements, applicants are encouraged to work collaboratively with other developers and should demonstrate good design. They should also consider opportunities to maximise co-location possibilities for their projects where this may mitigate the impact on communities or the environment.

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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