Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Development consent awarded for solar project near Gainsborough

The Secretary of State has given development consent to solar power project stretching around the east and south of Gainsborough.

It’s the Cottam Solar Project, a solar and energy storage project that would cross the county border between Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, which is being developed by Island Green Power. It’s the 85th such scheme of 142 applications submitted so far.

The Cottam Solar Project is named after its grid connection point at the existing National Grid substation at Cottam Power Station. The proposals involve a series of four site areas, known as Cottam 1, 2, 3a and 3b, which will host solar arrays, grid connection infrastructure and energy storage facilities.

The proposals also involve cable route corridors, accesses and environmental mitigation and enhancement measures. The development stretches from north of Blyton, through Corringham to an area bordered by Willingham, Fillingham, and Sturton, before turning west to cross the Trent near Marton en route to Cottam.

Island Green Power has delivered 26 solar projects worldwide totalling more than 1GW of capacity. This includes 14 solar projects in the UK and Republic of Ireland

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