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Written Question
Renewable Energy: Planning Permission
Friday 21st April 2023

Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the planning system on on-farm renewable energy projects.

Answered by Felicity Buchan

National planning policy is clear that local authorities should have a positive strategy in place to promote energy from renewable and low carbon sources such as solar plants.

The Government also recognises the need to preserve our most productive farmland. The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is clear that planning decisions should 'contribute to and enhance the natural and local environment' by recognising the 'benefits of the best and most versatile agricultural land'. Where significant development of agricultural land is shown to be necessary, the Framework sets out that areas of poorer quality land should be used in preference to those of a higher quality.

The Government recently consulted on proposed changes to the NPPF, which includes a change relating to food security, building on what is already in the NPPF on preserving most productive farmland. Ministers and officials are currently analysing the responses received before issuing a formal response.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What infrastructure projects the Government are supporting in (a) Northamptonshire and (b) England to enable more housing to be built. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"That is wonderful news from the Secretary of State, but he missed out one constituency in Northamptonshire and that was Wellingborough. We are planning to build lots of new houses at Wellingborough North, but to realise the full potential of that housing, we must have the Isham bypass. Why can …..."
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Written Question
Parking: Wellingborough
Thursday 7th February 2019

Asked by: Peter Bone (Independent - Wellingborough)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department will respond to the petition presented on 12 September 2018 on Jackson Lane Car Park.

Answered by Rishi Sunak

Due to an administrative technical fault, the petition was not received by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government until late January.

A response to the petition has been published today, 7 February.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Nov 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"In Northampton- shire, the borough councils, the district councils and the county council are all working together to set up two new unitary authorities. Is the excellent Minister able to say when he is going to consult on that? Secondly, is he able to say when he will make a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 30 Apr 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"The previous Secretary of State was minded to put commissioners into Northamptonshire County Council. Will the excellent Minister update the House on when that may happen and by what method the House will be notified?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 28 Mar 2018
Local Government Funding

"Further to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Is it right, Sir, that the Leader of the House has given an undertaking that within 12 weeks of such a vote she will make an oral statement to the House on it? Also, is it correct to record the vote …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Mar 2018
Northamptonshire County Council

"I thank the excellent Secretary of State for his statement and agree entirely with its content. I share the sense that the shadow Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Andrew Gwynne), does not seem to have read the report. Had he read it, he could not …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Feb 2018
Local Government Finance

"The hon. Gentleman is making a serious point about adult social care. Would the Labour party work with other parties to bring about a bipartisan approach? Everyone knows that there is a problem, but we should all work together to find a solution...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Feb 2018
Local Government Finance

"It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Nottingham North (Alex Norris), who made a passionate case for his area and touched on the issue of fairer funding. He is absolutely right that a fairer funding review has to be done after a period of time. I …..."
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