Accountability and scrutiny of Teesworks
This landing page has been prepared for the Opposition day debate on Accountability and scrutiny of Teesworks on 7 June 2023.

A debate on large solar farms will be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 9 March at 2.30pm. The debate will be opened by Brendan Clarke-Smith MP.
Commons Library debate pack - large solar farms (323 KB , PDF)
Solar photovoltaics (PV) panels, also known as solar power, generate electricity from the sun.
Large scale solar PV installations are known as solar farms.
Planning is a devolved matter. The main focus of this briefing is on planning in England. The joint briefing paper Comparison of the planning systems in the four UK countries: 2016 update provides information about planning and consenting regimes in the other UK countries.[1]
Above a threshold (set out in Section 15 of the Planning Act 2008) of more than 50MW for onshore and more than 100 MW for offshore generation, solar farms will be treated as Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, for which a Development Consent Order must be sought from the Secretary of State.
Below this threshold, solar farms will require planning permission from the local planning authority (LPA); under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, LPAs are responsible for renewable and low carbon energy development of 50 MW or less installed capacity.
This pack contains information on planning for large solar farms in England and energy policy for large scale solar power, as well as recent Parliamentary material and news items.
[1] CBP 7459
Commons Library debate pack - large solar farms (323 KB , PDF)
This landing page has been prepared for the Opposition day debate on Accountability and scrutiny of Teesworks on 7 June 2023.
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