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66003

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Wind Power: Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many onshore wind development planning applications that had been considered by local planning authorities were subsequently called in by his Department in each of the five years.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	204131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since January 2010 three applications for onshore wind development have been called in by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. The three applications have all been called in during 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All three followed requests by local or neighbouring Members of Parliament to call in the applications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 14/07/2014 15:52:55 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

50464

registered interest
date	09/05/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of solar farm planning applications were approved by local planning authorities in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	198312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>We do not hold aggregated information on planning applications for solar farms in the form requested. However, the Department of Energy and Climate Change's Renewable Energy Planning Database (RESTATS) includes information on a range of renewable energy projects above 0.01 megawatts, including applications for solar energy developments. The database tracks the progress of potential new projects from inception, through planning, construction and operational stages, and can be accessed at: <a href="https://restats.decc.gov.uk/cms/planning-database" target="_blank">https://restats.decc.gov.uk/cms/planning-database</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

48972

registered interest
date	29/04/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in which parliamentary constituency each onshore wind planning application which he has received for determination during this Parliament is located.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	197001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I can confirm that during this Parliament (since May 2010) 50 on shore wind farm planning appeals have been recovered by Ministers.</p><p>The information is held by local planning authority, rather than Parliamentary constituency and a table has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

48501

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 533W, on wind power, what proportion of the anticipated generating capacity of onshore wind projects at appeal stage in the planning system related to applications recovered by him in each month of 2013.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	196646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As I have said in my earlier answer, my Department does not centrally hold details of the generation capacity of wind turbine appeals.</p><p>As at the 1 October 2013, there were 255 onshore wind farm appeals, of which 32 were or have subsequently been recovered.</p><p>I can confirm that 17 onshore wind farm appeals were recovered in 2013. This amounts to 6% of the number of onshore wind farm appeals received (280) during that period.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Appeals Received</p></td><td><p>Appeals Recovered</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sept</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I also refer the hon. Member to the written statement of 9 April 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 12-13WS, which explains the background to the recovery of these planning appeals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 196645 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

48502

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 533W, on wind power, what proportion of the anticipated generating capacity of onshore wind projects at appeal stage in the planning system on 1 October 2013 related to applications subsequently recovered by him.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	196645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>As I have said in my earlier answer, my Department does not centrally hold details of the generation capacity of wind turbine appeals.</p><p>As at the 1 October 2013, there were 255 onshore wind farm appeals, of which 32 were or have subsequently been recovered.</p><p>I can confirm that 17 onshore wind farm appeals were recovered in 2013. This amounts to 6% of the number of onshore wind farm appeals received (280) during that period.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>Appeals Received</p></td><td><p>Appeals Recovered</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sept</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I also refer the hon. Member to the written statement of 9 April 2014, <em>Official Report</em>, Column 12-13WS, which explains the background to the recovery of these planning appeals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 196646 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

47022

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 533W, on wind power, where within his Department information on the energy capacity of schemes is held.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	195380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p><br>[Holding Reply: Wednesday 9 April 2014]</p><p>The individual details of each appeal are submitted by the parties within a variety of documents, stored separately on the individual case files.</p><p>My Department does not analyse or keep running totals of the generation capacity of wind turbine appeals, and it would incur disproportionate cost to create such information retrospectively. The main consideration in wind turbine appeals is the potential impact of the development on the surrounding area.</p><p>Details on renewable energy projects are held on the Department of Energy and Climate Change's Planning Database at: <a href="https://restats.decc.gov.uk/cms/planning-database/" target="_blank">https://restats.decc.gov.uk/cms/planning-database/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 5564 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

47023

registered interest
date	04/04/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 31 March, Official Report, column 439W, on wind power, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of the use of recoveries in the planning system with regards to onshore wind developments on (a) investment in onshore wind, (b) energy bills, (c) competition in the market, (d) community benefit and (e) onshore wind supply chain and jobs.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	195388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>This type of assessment has not been carried out by this Department. Planning is a quasi-judicial process and decisions on planning proposals should be made in accordance with planning law. This requires that applications for planning permission must be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. I refer the hon. Member to the written statement of 10 October 2013 <em>Official Report,</em>Column 30-31WS, which explains why we are giving particular scrutiny to planning appeals involving renewable energy developments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

46480

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 533W, on wind power, how his Department makes decisions on planning and recoveries without centrally holding the capacity of energy schemes.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	194931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The main consideration in the recovery of wind turbine appeals is the potential impact of the development on the surrounding area, in the particular circumstances of each appeal and its location. The generation capacity of the appeal is not a driver in the decision on whether or not the appeal should be recovered.</p><p>As I said in my earlier answer my Department does not centrally hold details of the generation capacity of wind turbine appeals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 194930 question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott

46506

registered interest
date	02/04/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 533W, on wind power, how much onshore wind capacity was recovered in each month in 2013.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	194930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The main consideration in the recovery of wind turbine appeals is the potential impact of the development on the surrounding area, in the particular circumstances of each appeal and its location. The generation capacity of the appeal is not a driver in the decision on whether or not the appeal should be recovered.</p><p>As I said in my earlier answer my Department does not centrally hold details of the generation capacity of wind turbine appeals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins grouped question UIN 194931 question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott