Bloy's Grove Solar Farm, Planning Notice.

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

(ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT)

REGULATIONS 2017

BLOY'S GROVE SOLAR FARM GRID CONNECTION

NOTICE UNDER REGULATION 20 OF SUBMISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT

EDF Energy Renewables Limited (company registration number 06456689) of Alexander House, 1 Mandarin Road, Rainton Bridge Business Park, Houghton Le Spring, Sunderland, DH4 5RA applied to South Norfolk District Council for planning permission to install a grid connection cable (which is a subsequent application to application reference 2021/2495 consented 4 August 2022), at Bloy's Grove Solar Farm, Swainsthorpe to Norwich South National Grid Substation at Mangreen. The planning application was submitted on 13th December 2022 and has been allocated reference number 2022/2350.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EDF Energy Renewables Limited has submitted an Environmental Statement to South Norfolk District Council in relation to planning application 2022/2350 comprising of: (1) an Environmental Statement ("ES") submitted in respect of the now consented Bloy's Grove Solar Farm (application 2021/2495); and (2) an Environmental Statement Addendum ("ESA") prepared in respect of the Bloy's Grove Solar Farm Grid Connection application.

The ESA specifically relates to the grid connection application but is being submitted alongside the solar farm ES on the basis that the grid connection proposal is considered to be directly relevant to the solar farm proposal and is required to be assessed in that context. Only the ESA considers the impacts of the grid connection proposal, but the grid connection proposal is considered to constitute environmental impact assessment ("EIA") development solely on the basis that it is connected to the solar farm proposal, which proposal was EIA development.

Members of the public may inspect copies of the ES, ESA and all other application material including plans at South Norfolk District Council of The Horizon Centre, Broadland Business Park, Peachman Way, Norwich, NR7 0WF during all reasonable hours from 27th September 2023 until 30th October 2023.

A copy of the ES, ESA, together with all other application material including plans, will also be available on the South Norfolk District Council public access website at https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/planning-applications/find-planning-application under reference 2022/2350 from 27th September 2023 until 30th October 2023.

Members of the public may obtain copies of the ES and/or ESA from the offices of South Norfolk District Council at The Horizon Centre, Broadland Business Park, Peachman Way, Norwich, NR7 0WF*, while stocks last at a charge of £800 for a hard copy ES, £100 for a hard copy ESA, and £20 for CD containing the ES and ESA. *To obtain a copy of the ES and/or the ESA from this location, advance notice must be given to the Applicant's planning agent, Engena, using Tel: 01449 723205 or E-mail: info@engena.co.uk. The ES and ESA will also be available for download on the project website (https://www.edf-re.uk/our-sites/bloys-grove/).

Anyone who wishes to make a representation about the planning application should write to Mr Tim Barker at South Norfolk District Council of The Horizon Centre, Broadland Business Park, Peachman Way, Norwich, NR7 0WF (quoting planning reference 2022/2350), by 30th October 2023.

Date: 25th September 2023.