Ban large solar schemes on farmland/open countryside and promote solar on roofs
Promote solar energy on roofs and ban large-scale solar schemes on farmland and open countryside.
Signatures
27,295
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 10,000/10,000 · reached
Debate threshold (100,000) · 27,295/100,000
- 27 JUL 2025Petition closedFinal total: 27,295 signatures
- 01 APR 2025Government respondedMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local GovernmentGovernment reply
Solar power is key to our Clean Power 2030 ambition. We have no plans to ban solar on farmland. All projects go through a rigorous planning process. Increasing rooftop solar remains a top priority.
Read full response - 08 MAR 202510,000 signatures reachedEligible for a government response
- 27 JAN 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
Large areas of countryside are threatened by these enormous developments, which we believe would ruin the landscape for decades to come.