Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Produce a Farmland Protection Policy to regulate the loss of farmland to solar
Closed
8,705 signatures
What the petition asks
Due to the cumulative impact solar developments will have on availability of agricultural land, the Government should produce a regulatory framework in the form of a National Policy Statement on Farmland Protection to avoid losing a critical mass of productive agricultural land to solar.
Agricultural land is a finite resource. We believe there is currently a policy conflict where Government seeks to protect and enhance our domestic production to maintain food security whilst also encouraging the growth of solar energy production. New ground-mounted solar developments must be subject to increased regulation to ensure that they do not undermine UK food security, which could result in increasing food costs.
Timeline
| 24 Jan 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Jul 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
8,705
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
24 Jan 2022
Closed
24 Jul 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.