50MW English solar farm clears planning
- Boultbee Brooks Renewable Energy establishing Highfields project on 70-hectare site
Coordinators have actually given the green light for a 50MW solar farm near the English village of Costock, Nottinghamshire.
Boultbee Brooks Renewable Energy is establishing the Highfields Solar Farm on a 70-hectare site.
The company has asserted that growing species-rich grass, wildflowers and hedgerows around the site will considerably benefit the setting by boosting the area's net biodiversity by as long as 122%.
The JV collaboration, which last year was offered planning consent to establish a 10MW solar farm near Northwold, West Norfolk, is working with a 400MW pipe of similar projects throughout 17 sites throughout the UK.
In regard to Highfields, Infraland was aided by Pegasus Group which supplied planning recommendations.
Boultbee Brooks' handling director James Whitcher said: "Along with Infraland, we are working to create a new portfolio of effective and biodiverse solar parks throughout the UK.
" We are delighted that the numerous projects we embarked on together in 2019 are starting to reveal the fruits of our and also the broader team's labour."
Co-founding supervisor of Infraland Nick Barber added: "It is wonderful to have obtained our planning consent at Costock.
" We have a lasting dedication to this project as we will be looking after the construction, shipment and continuous property administration of the project which is because of start in 2024."
