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Brockwell Energy - Section 48 Planning Notice
What is planned?
SECTION 48 PLANNING ACT 2008
THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (APPLICATIONS: PRESCRIBED FORMS AND PROCEDURE) REGULATIONS 2009
REGULATION 4
CASTLE WAY ENERGY
NOTICE PUBLICISING A PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR A DEVELOPMENT CONSENT ORDER
Notice is hereby given that BSSL Derbyshire 1 Ltd (company number 15467612) (the “Applicant”), whose registered office is at Lamplighter Works – Third Floor, 49–51 Farringdon Road, London, United Kingdom, EC1M 3JB, proposes to apply to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero under section 37 of the Planning Act 2008 for a Development Consent Order (“DCO”) authorising Castle Way Energy (the “Proposed Development”).
The Applicant is a wholly owned subsidiary of Brockwell Energy and was established to develop the Proposed Development.
The Proposed Development
The Proposed Development would comprise a solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generating station capable of generating over 100MW Alternating Current (AC) of electricity with co-located Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). The Proposed Development is located within the administrative boundaries of South Derbyshire District Council, Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire Dales District Council.
The Proposed Development requires development consent under the Planning Act 2008 on the basis that the proposed generating station will constitute a nationally significant infrastructure project (NSIP) under section 14(1)(a) and section 15 of the Planning Act 2008.
It may also require development consent on the basis that any proposed overhead electric lines may themselves constitute an NSIP under section 14(1)(b) and section 16 of the Planning Act 2008, where it is 132 kV or above and at least 2 km in length. Any overhead lines and/or underground cables that do not themselves constitute an NSIP will instead be included within the DCO as associated development to the NSIP.
The Proposed Development therefore constitutes an NSIP for which development consent is required under section 31(1) of the Act.
The Proposed Development includes the following elements:
• Seven solar development sites (Sites 1a, 1b, 2-6) which will include solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays and inverters;
• A central substation, BESS and associated infrastructure, located in Site 3;
• Underground and/or overhead cables to connect the solar development sites, BESS and associated electrical infrastructure to one another, and to the National Grid at the Willington 400kV substation;
• Accesses and internal access tracks required for construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning;
• Temporary construction infrastructure, including construction compounds, laydown areas and staff welfare facilities;
• Fencing and security measures including closed-circuit television (CCTV);
• The intent to provide an area for environmental mitigation and an agrivoltaics research area to be delivered in partnership with an independent scientific research institute.
The Proposed Development is an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) development for the purposes of the Infrastructure Planning (EIA) Regulations 2017. This means that the proposed works constitute development for which an EIA is required and the proposed application for a DCO will therefore be accompanied by an Environmental Statement (ES). The Secretary of State adopted a Scoping Opinion for the Proposed Development on 28 July 2026.
Consultation
Alongside publicising its proposed application under section 48 of the Planning Act 2008, the Applicant is consulting on the Proposed Development from 12 November to 13 December 2026. Responses must be received by 11:59pm on 13 December 2026 to ensure that they are considered.
Consultation documents, including plans and maps showing the nature and location of the Proposed Development and an overview of the project and key environmental assessment topics will be available free of charge during the consultation period until at least 11:59pm on 13 December 2026 on the 'Our Proposals' section of the project website (
) which is maintained on behalf of the Applicant. Physical copies of consultation documents may be requested by contacting the project team at
A reasonable charge may apply in respect of any documentation it is requested to provide in hard copy. You can contact the Applicant for enquiries in relation to the documents, plans and maps using the freephone voicemail line on 0800 699 0081. Please leave a message and a member of the project team will call you back (between Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm excluding public holidays).
Public consultation events
Members of the public are invited to attend the following in-person consultation events to meet the project team, view the proposals and ask questions:
Date
Time
Location
Venue and address
Friday 20 November 2026
2pm – 5pm
Hilton
Hilton Village Hall, Peacroft Lane
Hilton, DE65 5GH
Saturday 21 November 2026
5pm – 8pm
Hilton
Hilton Village Hall, Peacroft Lane
Hilton, DE65 5GH
Five online consultation webinars will be held on different topics, times and dates, set out below:
Date
Time
Topic
Monday 30 November
6pm – 7pm
General Project Update
Tuesday 1 December
6pm – 7pm
Emissions (Noise, Air Quality and Climate), Socio-Economic Impacts and Health
Monday 7 December
6pm – 7pm
Transport, Access and Public Rights of Way
Monday 7 December
7pm – 8pm
Landscape, Heritage, Archaeology and Visual Impacts
Tuesday 8th December
6pm – 7pm
Natural Environment (Ecology, Ground Conditions, Agricultural Land, Water and Flood Risk)
Registration details are available at
(from 12 November). If you have not been able to attend or your question was not able to be answered at either the in-person events or webinars, or you would be interested in a follow-up meeting to discuss your feedback, a meeting with the project manager may be available upon request (on a case-by-case basis and subject to availability) using the contact details below.
How to respond
Feedback may be submitted in any of the following ways:
• Online: complete the feedback form at
;
• Email:
• Post: FREEPOST CASTLE WAY ENERGY (no further address or stamp required)
Responses should include the respondent’s name and postcode. Responses may be made public as part of the DCO process, but personal information will be handled in accordance with GDPR requirements and the Applicant’s privacy notice.
Contact the project team
For questions about the Proposed Development or the consultation documents, plans or maps, please see the project website (
) or contact the project team:
• Email:
• Post: FREEPOST CASTLE WAY ENERGY (no further address or stamp required)
• Phone: using the freephone voicemail line on 0800 699 0081. Please leave a message and a member of the project team will call you back (between Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm excluding public holidays).
BSSL Derbyshire 1 Ltd
5 November 2026
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