Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 11 April 2025.
Ben Obese-Jecty
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the evidential basis is for the solar Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project threshold of 100Mw.
Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 28 March to Question UIN 39647. The Government set out the evidence for increasing the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project threshold for solar to 100MW in its response to the consultation on the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system which can be found here. The Impact Assessment for this provision, which was rated green by the RPC, was published here.
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