Agriculture: Land Use
(asked on 18th July 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the approval of the Sunnica, Gate Burton and Mallard Pass solar farms on food production.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 14th August 2024
The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero assessed the solar farms’ impact on agricultural land in each of his relevant Decision Letters. These Decision Letters are publicly available on the Planning Inspectorate’s website.