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Projekt Steeple Renewables získal od Ministerstva pro energetiku a nulové emise development consent. Žádost o výstavbu solární farmy v Nottinghamshire o zhruba 450 MW solárních a 150 MW BESS byla podána 14. května 2025, přijata k posouzení 11. června 2025 a na základě šestiměsíčního řízení byla doporučení k rozhodnutí předána 10. července 2026. Celý proces zapojil veřejnost, dotčené strany a místní samosprávu; rozhodnutí a důkazy jsou veřejně dostupné na stránkách National Infrastructure Planning. Rozhodnutí bylo učiněno jménem energetického tajemníka Baronessou Curranovou. Pro doplňující informace pro média je k dispozici tiskové oddělení Planning Inspectorate.
The Steeple Renewables Project DCO application has today been granted development consent by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
The application is for the proposed development of a Solar Farm located in Nottinghamshire comprising approximately 450MW of solar energy generation and approximately 150MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS).
The application was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for consideration by Steeple Solar Farm Limited on 14 May 2025 and accepted for examination on 11 June 2025.
Following an examination during which the public, statutory consultees and interested parties were given the opportunity to give evidence to the Examining Authority, recommendations were made to the Secretary of State on 10 July 2026.
This is the 115th energy application out of 183 applications examined to date and was again completed by the Planning Inspectorate within the statutory timescale laid down in the Planning Act 2008.
Local communities continue to be given the opportunity of being involved in the examination of projects that may affect them. Local people, the local authority and other interested parties were able to participate in this six-month examination.
The Examining Authority listened and gave full consideration to all local views and the evidence gathered during the examination before making its recommendation to the Secretary of State.
The decision, the recommendation made by the Examining Authority to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and the evidence considered by the Examining Authority in reaching its recommendation are publicly available on the project pages of the National Infrastructure Planning website.
This decision was made by Baroness Curran on behalf of the Energy Secretary’s legal authority.
Journalists wanting further information should contact the Planning Inspectorate Press Office, on 0303 444 5004 or 0303 444 5005 or email:
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/steeple-renewables-project-development-consent-decision-announced
