Lincolnshire - Multiple Planning Applications

Fosse Green Energy Ltd - Fosse Green Energy Sections 47 and 48 Planning Act 2008

REGULATION 4 INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
(APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009
REGULATION 13 INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017
NOTICE PUBLICISING A PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 48 OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008
NOTICE PUBLICISING A STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY CONSULTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 47(6) OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008

Notice is hereby given that Fosse Green Energy Ltd (the “Applicant”) of 111 Park Street, Mayfair, London, England, W1K 7JF intends to make an application to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero under Section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 for a Development Consent Order (the “DCO”) to authorise the construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) generating station with battery storage, onsite substations and associated infrastructure, as well as areas of landscaping and biodiversity enhancement, known as Fosse Green Energy (“the Proposed Development”).

The Proposed Development is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project as it will generate over 50MW of renewable energy.

Fosse Green Energy Ltd is a partnership between Windel Energy and Recurrent Energy. The Proposed Development is proposed to be located on land 5.6 miles (9km) south west of Lincoln within the administrative boundaries of Lincolnshire County Council and North Kesteven District Council.

The proposed DCO will, among other things, authorise:

• Ground mounted solar PV panels arranged in rows known as tables (which form arrays) converting sunlight into electricity.

• An Onsite Substation, supporting infrastructure and control buildings;

• Battery Energy Storage System (BESS);

• Electricity export and import via high-voltage Grid Connection Cable and connecting into the National Electricity Transmission System; and

• Landscaping, permissive paths, and biodiversity mitigation and enhancement areas.

The Proposed Development is an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) development for the purposes of the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017. The Applicant is therefore required to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment and the application for DCO consent will be accompanied by an Environmental Statement (ES) which considers the likely environmental impact of the Proposed Development during construction, operation and decommissioning.

A Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEI Report) has been prepared for the purposes of the Statutory Consultation and will be made available to view and download.

Statement of Community Consultation Under section 47 of the Planning Act 2008, the Applicant has a legal duty to consult the local community on the application for the Proposed Development. The Applicant has produced a Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC), the contents of which it has consulted on with Lincolnshire County Council and North Kesteven District Council.

The SoCC sets out how consultation on the Proposed Development will be undertaken, and how comments on the proposals can be submitted. This notice publicises where and when the SoCC can be inspected, pursuant to section 47(6) of the Planning Act 2008.

Statutory Consultation
The Applicant is undertaking Statutory Consultation on the Proposed Development for a period of 6 weeks between Monday 21 October 2024 and Monday 2 December 2024.

During this time, a copy of the PEI Report, together with a Non-Technical Summary, the SoCC, maps and other consultation documents explaining the consultation process and details of the Proposed Development may be inspected free of charge from 21 October 2024 until at least 2 December 2024 at the following locations (known as Information Points*)

*Opening times have been checked, but may be subject to change, therefore it is advisable to check with the relevant organisation in advance.

The Applicant will host consultation events to provide opportunities to view the relevant documentation and speak with members of the Proposed Development team.

All interested stakeholders and members of the local community are encouraged to participate in the events. The details of the events are as follows:

The consultation events offer an opportunity to find out more about the Applicant’s proposals. Attendees do not need to register in advance to attend the events.

A guide on how to access the online webinar is available on the Proposed Development website (www.fossegreenenergy.co.uk). Should any changes to the consultation activities be required, new details will be publicised in line with the methods set out in the SoCC.

As referred to above, the Applicant has a duty to consult with the local community under Section 47 of the Planning Act 2008. The SoCC has therefore been prepared to explain how people living near the Proposed Development will be consulted on plans for the Proposed Development, including on the environmental information contained in the Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEI Report) and a Non-Technical Summary (NTS).

The Applicant has consulted the relevant Local Planning Authorities on the SoCC and duly considered the comments made regarding the proposed approach to consultation.

The consultation process is designed to provide information about the Proposed Development and give the local community the opportunity to have their say, shape and inform the Proposed Development.

The SoCC can be viewed via the Fosse Green Energy Proposed Development website www.fossegreenenergy.co.uk. Hard copies of the SoCC are also available from the Information Points listed above and may be provided upon request in hard copy, large print, audio or braille formats free of charge.

For further information or queries, please call 0800 860 6262 (free of charge); write to FREEPOST FOSSE GREEN ENERGY (free of charge, you do not need a stamp); email info@fossegreenenergy.co.uk or visit www.fossegreenenergy.co.uk.

To obtain copy documents
All consultation materials and further details in relation to the Proposed Development can be found on the Proposed Development website (www.fossegreenenergy.co.uk/documents) and will be kept online from Monday 21 October until at least 2 December 2024.

These will be free to read, download and print.

A full set of consultation documents can also be provided free of charge on USB upon request to the Applicant.

Hard copies of the PEI Report can be provided at a cost of £300 per copy.

All other consultation documents can be made available in hard copy, large print, audio or braille format, free of charge upon request.

Have your say
Feedback forms will be available at consultation events and at information points and can be downloaded from the Proposed Development website or issued via the post upon request. Completed feedback forms can be emailed or posted back to the Applicant at the details provided, or submitted at the consultation events.

Any responses to or other representation in respect of the Proposed Development should be sent to the Applicant:
• by email to info@fossegreenenergy.co.uk or
• by post (free of charge) to FREEPOST FOSSE GREEN ENERGY.

Any response or representation in respect of the proposed DCO must (i) be received by the Applicant by 23:59 on Monday 2 December 2024, (ii) be made in writing, (iii) state the grounds of the response or representation, and (iv) indicate who is making
the response or representation.

The Applicant will consider and have regard to all responses received before the deadline in submitting its application for a DCO. Responses and representations will form the basis of a Consultation Report, and therefore may become public.

Personal details will be held securely and solely for purposes in connection with the statutory consultation, DCO process and further development of the Proposed Development. Outside of these purposes, the Applicant may be required to provide personal details if the Planning Inspectorate requests original responses.

Otherwise, personal details will not be disclosed to any third parties. For further details please see the Privacy Notice at www.fossegreenenergy.co.uk/privacy. A hard copy of the privacy notice can be provided upon request at the contact details below.

Write to the Proposed Development Team at: FREEPOST FOSSE GREEN ENERGY Email the Proposed Development Team at: Info@fossegreenenergy.co.uk

Call the Freephone information line at: 0800 860 6262

Visit the website at: www.fossegreenenergy.co.uk