Anesco has received planning permission from South Staffordshire Council for the development of a 48MW solar farm in north-west England.
The 143-acre site in Coven, Staffordshire will enter construction in early 2025.
The project will benefit from advanced biodiversity improvements designed to support local wildlife and some of the country’s most at-risk species.
These measures go beyond planning requirements and will provide an estimated biodiversity net gain of upwards of 200%, said the developer.
Anesco chief executive Hildagarde McCarville said: “We are delighted to have secured approval to move ahead with this project.
“The solar farm at Coven will generate significant benefits for the environment and form part of the renewable infrastructure and security of supply that the country so vitally needs, if we are to achieve net zero and the government’s target of 70GW of solar by 2035.
“South Staffordshire Council declared a Climate Emergency in 2019 and developed an action plan that includes encouraging renewable sources of energy supply.
“The project is fully aligned with those plans, while actively contributing to the UK’s energy transition and net zero target.”
Anesco has energised more than 1.1GW of solar and storage assets to date, with a target to safely energise a further 1.5GW by 2030.