Solar NSIP Examination, Lincolnshire Fens
Landscape and visual adviser to two host local planning authorities, from consultation to examination.
The project
A Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project comprising a large-scale solar farm, battery energy storage, substations and a 400 kV grid connection across open, low-lying fenland. We act as landscape and visual adviser to two of the host local planning authorities, from pre-application consultation through to examination.
What we did
Statutory consultation: reviewed the Preliminary Environmental Information Report, including study areas, viewpoint selection, ZTV methodology and the absence of a future baseline over the scheme’s 40-year lifetime
Targeted consultations: responded to two rounds of design changes, including expanded Order Limits and the enlargement of the substation and BESS compound at the grid connection point
Application review: reviewed the Environmental Statement LVIA, appendices, ZTVs and visualisations, and set out the councils’ landscape and visual position, including cumulative effects with other energy infrastructure in the area
Examination: contributed landscape and visual input to the councils’ Local Impact Reports, prepared responses to the Examining Authority’s written questions, and represented the councils at examination hearings, including Issue Specific Hearings on landscape and visual matters
Related services
Appeals and Expert Evidence, Solar and Battery Storage, Grid and Electrical Infrastructure
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