Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has assessed the adequacy of statutory nuisance legislation in addressing significant reflected sunlight from artificial surfaces, including domestic solar panels; and whether she has considered extending the statutory nuisance framework to provide protection for residents whose use and enjoyment of their properties is adversely affected by such reflections.

Planning guidance currently already requires assessment of reflected sunlight and mitigations to reduce solar glare from surfaces. The statutory nuisance regime covers artificial light emissions.