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Solar Power: Decommissioning

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 1 April 2026UIN 123232

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the answer to question 102809 on Solar Power: Decommissioning, if he will make it his policy to issue such guidance.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Developers are required to set out arrangements for decommissioning in their planning applications, as set out in National Policy Statement EN-3. The Department has no current plans to publish separate guidance.

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