Winslow Community Library, Bicester Library, Aylesbury Library - Electronic inspection
What is planned?
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AN APPLICATION
FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER SECTION 56 OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008
ROSEFIELD SOLAR FARM DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER
REGULATION 9 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009
REGULATION 16 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AN APPLICATION
FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE UNDER SECTION 56 OF THE PLANNING ACT 2008
ROSEFIELD SOLAR FARM DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER
REGULATION 9 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009
REGULATION 16 OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 2017
Notice is hereby given that an application for a Development Consent Order (‘DCO’) under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 has been made by Rosefield Energyfarm Limited (company number 11618221) of Alexander House, 1 Mandarin Road, Rainton Bridge Business Park, Houghton le Spring, DH4 5RA (‘the Applicant’) to the Secretary of State (‘the Application’).
The Application was made on 26 September 2025 and accepted for examination under section 55 of the Planning Act 2008 by the Secretary of State on 23 October 2025 (Application Reference: EN010158). The Application is for the proposed Rosefield Solar Farm (the ‘Proposed Development’).
Summary of the Proposed Development
The Proposed Development is located at land south of Buckingham, within 1.5 kilometres of Steeple Claydon, East Claydon, Botolph Claydon and Calvert and within the administrative boundary of Buckinghamshire Council. The Proposed Development would cover an area of approximately 675.05 ha (“the Order Limits”). A map showing the location of the Proposed Development can be viewed on the National Infrastructure Planning website at the following link:
https://nsip-documents.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/published-documents/EN010158-000201-2.1
Location, Order Limits and Grid Coordinate Plans.pdf
The Proposed Development comprises the construction, operation (including maintenance), and decommissioning of solar photovoltaic (PV) development and energy storage, together with associated infrastructure and an underground cable connection to the National Grid East Claydon Substation.
The Application is required because the Project is classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project pursuant to sub sections 14(1)(a) and 15(1) and (2) of the Planning Act 2008, as an onshore generating station in England with a capacity exceeding 50 MW. As such, the decision whether to grant development consent will be made by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero (the 'Secretary of State').
The DCO, if granted, would authorise the compulsory acquisition of land, interests in land and rights over land, and the powers to use land permanently and temporarily. The DCO would also authorise alterations to the layout of streets, the construction of accesses to the Proposed Development, the temporary closure, enhancement of public rights of ways and creation of permissive paths, street works, removal of hedgerows, and the application, disapplication and modification of legislation.
Environmental Impact Assessment
The Proposed Development is Environmental Impact Assessment development, as defined by the Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 and accordingly an Environmental Statement (ES) accompanies the Application.
Application form and accompanying documents
The Application form and the accompanying documents, plans and maps, including the ES and draft DCO, are available to view electronically and download, free of charge, under the ‘Documents’ tab on the Rosefield Solar Farm page of the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website:
https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010158/documents.
The Application documents are available for electronic inspection, via computer, free of charge at the following venues and times set out below. The Application documents will be available to view online at least until the end of the Relevant Representation period at 11:59pm on 12 December 2025.
Venue
Opening hours (please check before travelling)
Winslow Community Library, Park Road, Winslow, Buckinghamshire MK18 3DL
Monday 9:30am to 5pm, Wednesday 9:30am to 1pm, Friday 1pm to 5pm
Saturday 9:30am to 1pm, (Closed Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays)
Buckingham Library, Verney Close, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 1JP
Monday 9am to 5pm, Tuesday 9am to 7pm, Wednesday 9am to 7pm, Thursday 9am to 7pm, Friday 9am to 7pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday Closed
Bicester Library, Franklins House, Wesley Lane, Bicester,
OX26 6JU
Monday 9:30am to 7pm, Tuesday 9:30am to 5pm, Wednesday 9:30am to 7pm, Thursday 9:30am to 7pm, Friday 9am to 7pm, Saturday 9am to 4:30pm, Sunday Closed
Aylesbury Library, Walton Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1UU
Monday 9am to 5pm, Tuesday 9am to 7pm, Wednesday 9am to 7pm, Thursday 9am to 7pm, Friday 9am to 7pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm, Sunday Closed
If you require an electronic copy of the Application documents to be supplied on a USB stick, this can be provided free of charge (one device per household or business). Please use the contact details for the Applicant in this notice to request a USB stick. You can also contact the Applicant using these contact details if you have any enquiries in relation to the Application form and its accompanying documents, plans and maps.
The Application documents can be made available in hard copy format subject to a contribution to partly cover the cost of printing, of:
Consultation Report, Planning Statement and Statement of Need - £750;
Environmental Statement Volumes 1-4 - £1,500; and
Total cost for all documents (including files, covers and spines) - £5,000.
The Applicant will also consider any reasonable requests for bespoke or hard copy documents, and will accommodate such requests where it is feasible to do so and for which a reasonable charge may apply. In relation to any request, please contact the Applicant using the contact details in this notice.
Making a representation
A relevant representation is a person’s or organisation’s detailed comments about a DCO Application. Any person or organisation may make representations on the Application to the Secretary of State (including giving notice of any interest in, comment on, objection to or support for the Application). All representations relating to the Application must be made on the Planning Inspectorate’s Registration and Relevant Representation Form and give the grounds on which it is made.
The Planning Inspectorate has issued detailed advice on making and registering a relevant representation and becoming an Interested Party, to which you should have regard. This Advice Note (NSIPs: How to register to have your say and make a relevant representation) is published on the Government’s website under the heading 'Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: Advice notes' and can be found at:
The Registration and Relevant Representation Form will be made available by the Planning Inspectorate. The form can be found on the Rosefield Solar Farm page via the National Infrastructure Planning website:
https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010158/documents.
If you require guidance on obtaining or completing the Registration and Relevant Representation Form or you are unable to complete the form online and you would like to register your interest and/or request a hard copy, please telephone the Planning Inspectorate on 0303 444 5000 quoting the name of the Application and the Planning Inspectorate's reference number [EN010158].
Any Registration and Relevant Representation Form must be received by the Planning Inspectorate no later than 11:59pm on 12 December 2025.
All representations must include details of the maker’s name, address and telephone number, along with an outline of the points intended to be made at the examination stage. Please ensure that you quote reference number [EN010158] in all correspondence with the Planning Inspectorate about the Application.
Please note that any submitted representations to the Planning Inspectorate will be published on the Planning Inspectorate’s National Infrastructure Planning website for the Application and will be subject to their privacy policy which can be viewed at:
A completed hard copy form to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate should be sent to:
The Planning Inspectorate, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Bristol, BS1 6PN
Applicant’s contact details
For further information about the Application, or to request copies of documents, the Applicant can be contacted by using the following details: ● Freephone: 0800 861 1097 (9am-5pm Mon-Fri) ● Email:
●Freepost: Rosefield Solar Farm, FREEPOST SEC Newgate UK LOCAL
Any details you provide to the Applicant via telephone or e-mail will be subject to its privacy policy linked here:
https://www.edf-re.uk/privacy-policy/
and will be treated confidentially and processed and handled in accordance with the relevant data protection legislation.
Rosefield Energyfarm Limited
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