A Bill to make local fire services statutory consultees for industrial lithium-ion battery storage planning permission applications; to make provision about the granting of environmental permits for industrial lithium-ion battery storage; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
2 November 2023
The Bill would require local fire services to be statutory consultees in planning applications for industrial lithium-ion battery storage, and it would set out rules for granting environmental permits for such sites. It aims to strengthen fire safety and environmental oversight for battery storage facilities and cover related purposes.
The Bill is at the 1st reading stage in the House of Commons and has not yet progressed to detailed scrutiny.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
