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Batteries: Storage

Asked by Charlotte CaneLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 9 June 2026UIN 5472

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026 to question 1352, if she will set out a timeline for including Battery Energy Storage Systems as an activity within the Environmental Permitting Regulations.

Answered by Mary Creagh

Defra plans to consult Summer 2027 on detailed regulatory policy proposals for including Battery Energy Storage Systems as an activity within the Environmental Permitting Regulations, following further policy development, including through an Industry Liaison Group.

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