Moulton Community Library, Rothwell Community Library, Brixworth Library, Duston Library - Public Consultation

Notice publicising a Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC) in
accordance with Section 47(6) of the Planning Act 2008.

Notice is hereby given that Green Hill Solar Farm Limited (Company Number 13362769), whose registered office is at Unit 25.7 Coda Studios 189 Munster Road, London, England, SW6 6AW (the Applicant) has produced a Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC) in accordance with section 47 of the Planning Act 2008.


The Project


The Applicant is proposing a new solar project located between Northampton, Wellingborough and Milton Keynes. The Green Hill Solar Farm will produce around 500MW of renewable energy, support regional and national targets for reducing carbon emissions to net zero, contribute to improvements to local ecology and biodiversity and deliver affordable, subsidy-free energy. The Applicant will work closely with stakeholders and the local community to develop the project having regard to the feedback received during public consultation.

Green Hill Solar Farm is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) as it has a proposed generation capacity of over 50MW. As an NSIP the project must submit an application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008.

The Applicant is part of Island Green Power (IGP).


Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC)


As part of the Green Hill Solar Farm proposal, the Applicant has a duty to consult the local community under Section 47 of the Planning Act 2008. The Applicant has therefore prepared a SoCC that explains how people living in the vicinity of the proposed project boundary will be consulted throughout the pre-application process and how it intends to consult on the Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR) which will inform the final Environmental Statement (ES). The consultation process is designed to provide information about the Green Hill Solar Farm and give the opportunity for local communities to have their say and help develop the final design for the project.

This notice provides formal notification of the publication of the SoCC which can be viewed, free of charge, on the document library at www.greenhillsolar.co.uk. Hard copies of the SoCC are also available from the information points sites listed below.


The Consultation Process


The Applicant will be holding its statutory consultation between 7 November and 19 December 2024. The Applicant will host a series of consultation activities, which will be available and accessible to all interested members of the local community. All consultation materials will be available to view, free of charge, during the statutory consultation period on our website www.greenhillsolar.co.uk.

Hard copies of the PEIR and Non-Technical Summary will be available for inspection from 7 November 2024 until 19 December 2024 at the following information points. Hard copies of the Consultation Information Booklet and the Consultation Feedback Form will be available to take away free of charge. We recommend contacting the venues to check the opening times prior to visiting.

Moulton Community Library
Moulton Community Centre, Sandy Hill, Reedings, Moulton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7AX
Monday – Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday 9:00am – 4:00pm (self- service only)
Rothwell Community Library
Market Hill, Rothwell NN14 6EP
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday – 10:00am – 4:00pm

Electronic copies of the PEIR and Non-Technical Summary may be viewed on a computer at the following information points from 7 November 2024 until 19
December 2024. While access to computers at these information points is free, a membership for the library may be required. Hard copies of the Consultation
Information Booklet and the Consultation Feedback Form will be available to take away free of charge. We recommend contacting the venues to check the opening times and membership requirements prior to visiting.

Brixworth Library
Spratton Road, Brixworth, Northampton, NN6 9DS
Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm
Duston Library
Duston Community Centre, Pendle Road, Northampton NN5 6DT
Monday – Friday – 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday – 10:00am – 2:00pm
Earls Barton Community Library
27 Broad Street, Earls Barton, Northampton NN6 0ND
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday – 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Wednesday – 10:00am – 1:00pm
Milton Keynes Library
555 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes MK9 3HL
Monday – Friday - 9 am – 6 pm,
Saturday - 9 am – 5 pm

Hard copies of the Consultation Information Booklet and the Consultation Feedback Form will also be available to take away free of charge from Wellingborough Library, 7 Pebble Lane, Wellingborough NN8 1AS (Monday - Friday 9 am - 6 pm, Saturday 9 am - 5 pm). We recommend contacting the venue to check the opening times prior to visiting.

A hard copy of the PEIR can be printed and delivered at a cost of £750 per copy. All other consultation documents can be made available in hard copy, large print, audio or braille format, free of charge upon request to the Applicant on 0800 012 9882 (free of charge) or by email at info@greenhillsolar.co.uk. Requests for translated documents will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Feedback can be provided through the consultation feedback form on the Applicant’s website at www.greenhillsolar.co.uk. Hardcopy feedback forms will also be available at the information points listed above and at the in person consultation events.

The consultation feedback form, responses to or other representation in respect of the Green Hill Solar Farm can also be sent to the Applicant by email to info@greenhillsolar.co.uk or by post to FREEPOST GREEN HILL SOLAR FARM (no stamp or further details required).

Any response or representation in respect of the proposed DCO must be received by the Applicant on or before 11.59PM on Thursday 19 December 2024.

Information Events


We will be hosting public information events to provide further opportunities to view the consultation materials as well as speak with members of the project team. The details of the events are as follows:

Venue
Date and Time
Grendon Village Hall
Main Road, Grendon, Northampton, NN7 1JW
Monday 18 November 2024
2:00pm – 7pm
Webinar
Online (please get in touch to register)
Wednesday 20th November 2024
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Lavendon Village Hall
22 High Street, Lavendon, Bucks, MK46 4HA
Saturday 23rd November 2024
12:00pm – 5:00pm
Webinar
Online (please get in touch to register)
Tuesday 26th November 2024
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Swanspool Pavilion
Swanspool Parade, Wellingborough, NN8 9SR
Wednesday 27th November 2024
2:00pm – 7pm
Webinar
Online (please get in touch to register)
Wednesday 4th December 2024
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Walgrave Village Hall
1 Newland Road, Walgrave, Northampton, NN6 9PZ
Saturday 7th December 2024
12am – 5:00pm


Get in Touch

Emailing: info@greenhillsolar.co.uk
Calling our Freephone: 0800 012 9882
Writing to us at: FREEPOST GREEN HILL SOLAR FARM (no stamp or further details required)
Visiting our website at: www.greenhillsolar.co.uk