Solar Power: Fire and Rescue Services

(asked on 22nd April 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what level of fire service coverage Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project solar farms are required to have.


Answered by
Michael Shanks Portrait
Michael Shanks
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 30th April 2025

Fire service coverage is considered during the examination and determination of any Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project. It is for the applicant to demonstrate satisfactorily that this issue has been addressed, which will include the view of the relevant fire service, Local Authority, and health and safety experts.

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