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
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This Bill would require local fire services to be consulted as a statutory part of planning applications for large industrial lithium‑ion battery storage facilities, and would set rules for environmental permits for these sites. It aims to improve fire safety and environmental protections by tightening planning and permit processes for the battery storage sector.
The bill is currently at the 1st reading in the House of Commons (as of 7 September 2022). The next stage would be the Second Reading, where MPs consider the general principles.
Generated 21 February 2026
7 Sept 2022
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
