Consultation

We want to understand local views. That’s why we’ve undertaken extensive pre-application consultation prior to finalising our proposals.

Following feedback received during the informal consultation in 2022, as well as further technical assessments, we refined our proposals, which were subject to statutory consultation at the end of 2023. These propsoals comprise a solar farm covering 476 hectares (1175 acres) of land situated west of Camblesforth and north of Hirst Courtney in North Yorkshire, connected by an underground cable to a grid connection point at Drax National Grid substation.

The proposed development includes the installation of ground mounted solar arrays, battery energy storage system and associated development comprising grid connection infrastructure and other infrastructure integral to the construction, operation and maintenance of the development for the delivery of over 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity. 

Earlier this year, we published our Statement of Community Consultation (SoCC), which set out how, when, and where local communities could participate in the statutory consultation on our proposals, prior to an application being submitted. The SoCC can be viewed on our Documents/FAQs page.